唯

唯	U+552F, 唯 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-552F

← 售
[U+552E]

CJK Unified Ideographs

唰 →
[U+5530]

Translingual

Han character

唯 (radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口人土 (ROG), four-corner 6001₄, composition ⿰口隹)

Derived characters

𣼲, 𪄼, 嶉, 蓶, 𬟢, 𧐌, 鷕, 雖

References

KangXi: page 193, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3761
Dae Jaweon: page 413, character 17
Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 642, character 5
Unihan data for U+552F

Chinese

simp. and trad.		唯

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (唯) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
匯	ɢʷrɯːlʔ, kʰʷriːl
擓	*kʰʷriːl
淮	*ɡʷriːl
睢	qʰʷel, sqʰʷil, qʰʷi, qʰʷils
嶉	*sqʷi
趡	*skʰʷilʔ
踓	skʰʷilʔ, ɢʷilʔ
雖	*sqʰʷi
濉	*sqʰʷi
倠	*qʰʷi
婎	qʰʷil, qʰʷils
蓶	ɢʷi, ɢʷiʔ
維	*ɢʷi
惟	*ɢʷi
唯	ɢʷi, ɢʷiʔ
濰	*ɢʷi
琟	*ɢʷil
鷕	ɢʷiʔ, ɢʷiʔ
帷	*ɢʷril
鵻	sɢʷinʔ, tjul

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɢʷi, *ɢʷiʔ) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 隹.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéi (wei²)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): vì

(Meixian, Guangdong): vi²
Min Dong (BUC): mì
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): ûi / bî

(Teochew, Peng'im): rui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
  - Wade–Giles: wei²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴
  - Yale: wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì
  - Hakka Romanization System: viˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi²
  - IPA: /vi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: vi²
  - IPA: /ʋi¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: mì
  - IPA ^(key): /mi⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi
  - Tâi-lô: uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /ui²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî
  - Tâi-lô: bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi²³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /bi²⁴/

Note:

ûi - literary;
bî - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: rui⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jŭi
  - IPA ^(key): /d͡zui³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /jiuɪ/▼

Rime
Character	唯
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以追切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiuɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/jʷi/
Shao Rongfen	/juɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jwi/
Li Rong	/ui/
Wang Li	/jwi/
Bernard Karlgren	/wi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wéi

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷij/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷi/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	唯
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wéi
Middle Chinese	‹ ywij ›
Old Chinese	/ɢʷij/ (< ɢʷuj?)
English	only
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	唯
Reading #	1/2
No.	12854
Phonetic component	唯
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	惟
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷi/
Notes	本象隹鳴，鷕即其轉註異構，非隹聲

Definitions

唯

only; alone
because
although
to be
Particle for expressing one's wish.
Meaningless sentence-initial particle.

Compounds

Derived terms from 唯

任人唯親／任人唯亲 (rènrénwéiqīn)
任人唯賢／任人唯贤 (rènrénwéixián)
匪唯
唯一 (wéiyī)
唯利是圖／唯利是图 (wéi lì shì tú)
唯利是從／唯利是从
唯利是求
唯利是視／唯利是视
唯名論／唯名论
唯吾獨尊／唯吾独尊
唯命是從／唯命是从 (wéimìngshìcóng)
唯命是聽／唯命是听 (wéimìngshìtīng)

唯妙唯肖
唯實論／唯实论
唯心論／唯心论 (wéixīnlùn)
唯恐 (wéikǒng)
唯恐不及
唯我
唯我獨尊／唯我独尊
唯我論／唯我论 (wéiwǒlùn)
唯是命題／唯是命题
唯有 (wéiyǒu)
唯物史觀／唯物史观 (wéiwù shǐguān)

唯物論／唯物论 (wéiwùlùn)
唯獨／唯独 (wéidú)
唯美 (wéiměi)
唯美主義／唯美主义 (wéiměizhǔyì)
唯識／唯识
唯識宗／唯识宗
唯識論／唯识论
唯讀／唯读
奉命唯謹／奉命唯谨
成唯識論／成唯识论
萬法唯識／万法唯识

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéi, wěi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ, ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai², wai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
  - Wade–Giles: wei²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
  - Wade–Giles: wei³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai², wai⁵
  - Yale: wái, wáih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai², wai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei², wei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵/, /wɐi̯¹³/

Middle Chinese: /jiuɪ^X/▼

Rime
Character	唯
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以水切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/jʷi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/juɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jwi^X/
Li Rong	/ui^X/
Wang Li	/jwi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/wi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷiʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	唯
Reading #	2/2
No.	12858
Phonetic component	唯
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	唯
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷiʔ/

Definitions

唯

^† A polite particle used to respond to elders: yes

Compounds

Derived terms from 唯

唯唯 (wéiwéi)
唯唯否否

唯唯諾諾／唯唯诺诺 (wéiwéinuònuò)

唯諾／唯诺

References

“唯”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

唯

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: ゆい (yui, Jōyō)^{←ゆゐ (yuwi, historical)}
Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō, uncommon)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
On: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (suwi, historical)}
Kun: ただ (tada, 唯)

Notes

As in historical readings すゐ (suwi), つゐ (tuwi), るゐ (ruwi), most dictionaries do not have ゆゐ (yuwi) as a historical reading for 唯. According to Heian-period data, the on-reading of 唯 is ゆい (yui). However, the Dai Kanwa Jiten, has the ゆゐ (yuwi) and related -wi historical on-readings.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
唯
ただ Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see the following entry at ただ.
ただ【只・唯・徒・但・常】 [adjective]只, 唯: ordinary, usual, common, mere [conjunction]but, however, although [adverb]merely, commonly, simply, only
(This term, 唯, is a kanji spelling of ただ.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
唯
たった Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see the following entry at たった.
たった【唯】 [adverb](usually with numbers) only
(This term, 唯, is a kanji spelling of たった.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
唯
たんだ Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see たんだ. (This term, 唯, is a kanji spelling of たんだ.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
唯
ない Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see ない. (This term, 唯, is a kanji spelling of ない.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
唯
ゆい Grade: S
goon

From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC jiuɪ).

Proper noun

唯 (hiragana ゆい, rōmaji Yui)

A female given name

Affix

唯 (hiragana ゆい, rōmaji yui)

only; solely

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
唯
い Grade: S
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC jiuɪ^X).

Affix

唯 (hiragana い, rōmaji i, historical hiragana ゐ)

Only used in 唯々

Derived terms

唯 (い)々 (い) (ii)
唯 (い)々 (い)諾 (だく)々 (だく) (iidakudaku)

Korean

Hanja

唯 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

唯 (dõi, dói, dúi, duỗi, duy, giói, giọi, gioè, dạ, dọi, duối)

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References

Nom Foundation

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