繆

See also: 缪

繆 U 7E46, 繆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E46 ← 繅 [U 7E45] CJK Unified Ideographs 繇 → [U 7E47]

Translingual

Han character

繆 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸 11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 女火尸一竹 (VFSMH), four-corner 2792₂, composition ⿰糹翏)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 937, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27855
• Dae Jaweon: page 1376, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3449, character 8
• Unihan data for U 7E46

Chinese

trad.		繆
simp.		缪

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 繆
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (翏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
醪	*ruːw
嫪	*ruːw, *rɯːws
嘐	*ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
賿	*rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
顟	*rrɯːw
膠	*krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
轇	*krɯːw
摎	*krɯːw, *rɯw
髎	*riw, *rɯːw
熮	*riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
廖	*rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
憀	*rɯːw, *rɯw
豂	*rɯːw
漻	*rɯːw
翏	*ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
寥	*rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
蓼	*rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
鄝	*rɯːwʔ
鷚	*mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
繆	*mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
勠	*rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
疁	*rɯw
飂	*rɯw, *rɯws
鏐	*rɯw, *rɯw
僇	*rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
瘳	*r̥ʰɯw
璆	*ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
謬	*mrɯws
蟉	*ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
樛	*krɯw
磟	*ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
戮	*rɯwɢ
剹	*rɯwɢ
穋	*rɯwɢ

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móu (mou²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶meu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móu
    • Wade–Giles: mou²
    • Yale: móu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mou
    • Palladius: моу (mou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mau⁴
    • Yale: màuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: meo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶meu
    • MiniDict: meu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³meu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɤ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: mjuw, mjiw

Rime
Character	繆	繆
Reading #	1/4	2/4
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	幽 (138)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	莫浮切	武彪切
Baxter	mjuw	mjiw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨu/	/miɪu/
Pan Wuyun	/miu/	/mɨu/
Shao Rongfen	/miəu/	/mieu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muw/	/mjiw/
Li Rong	/miu/	/miĕu/
Wang Li	/mĭəu/	/miəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯ə̯u/	/mieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	móu	miáo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mau4	mau4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mlɯw/, /*mɡrɯw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	繆	繆
Reading #	1/4	2/4
No.	8372	8390
Phonetic component	翏	翏
Rime group	幽	幽
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	謀	繆
Old Chinese	/*mlɯw/	/*mɡrɯw/

Definitions

繆

1. ten bundles of hemp
2. a type of silk
3. Used in 綢繆／绸缪 (chóumóu).

Compounds

• 未雨綢繆／未雨绸缪 (wèiyǔchóumóu)
• 綢繆／绸缪 (chóumóu)
• 繆篆／缪篆

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miù (miu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miòu
    • Wade–Giles: miu⁴
    • Yale: myòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miow
    • Palladius: мю (mju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mau⁶
    • Yale: mauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: meo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯²²/

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• Middle Chinese: mjiwH

Rime
Character	繆
Reading #	3/4
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	幽 (138)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	靡幼切
Baxter	mjiwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/miɪuH/
Pan Wuyun	/mɨuH/
Shao Rongfen	/mieuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mjiwH/
Li Rong	/miĕuH/
Wang Li	/miəuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mieuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	miào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mau6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mrɯws/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	繆
Reading #	3/4
No.	8391
Phonetic component	翏
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	謬
Old Chinese	/*mrɯws/

Definitions

繆

1. to deceive; to feign
2. (obsolete) different

   • 名與實爽曰繆。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     名与实爽曰缪。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Lost Book of Zhou, circa 4^th – 1^st centuries BCE

     Míng yǔ shí shuǎng yuē miù. [Pinyin]

     When the reputation [of] and reality [about] [the deceased] diverge, call [the deceased] different.

3. (alt. form 謬／谬) error; mistake

   • 《易》曰：「君子慎始，差若豪氂，繆以千里。」此之謂也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     《易》曰：「君子慎始，差若豪牦，缪以千里。」此之谓也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     “Yì” yuē: “Jūnzǐ shèn shǐ, chā ruò háolí, miù yǐ qiānlǐ.” Cǐ zhī wèi yě. [Pinyin]

     This sentiment is found in the words of the Yi, ‘The superior man is careful at the commencement; a mistake, then, of a hair's breadth, will lead to an error of a thousand li.’

4. (alt. form 謬／谬) erroneous; mistaken

Compounds

• 不繆／不缪
• 悖繆／悖缪
• 糾繆繩違／纠缪绳违
• 紕繆／纰缪 (pīmiù)
• 繆學／缪学
• 繆巧／缪巧
• 繆思女神／缪思女神
• 繆種流傳／缪种流传
• 錯繆／错缪

 

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miào (miao⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁶ / mau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miào
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miào
    • Wade–Giles: miao⁴
    • Yale: myàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miaw
    • Palladius: мяо (mjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: miu⁶ / mau⁶
    • Yale: miuh / mauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁶ / mau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: miu⁶ / meo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯²²/, /mɐu̯²²/

Definitions

繆

1. a surname

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiū (jiu¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiou
    • Wade–Giles: chiu¹
    • Yale: jyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiou
    • Palladius: цзю (czju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

繆

1. to interlock
2. thin
3. Alternative form of 糾／纠
4. Alternative form of 摎

Compounds

• 繆結／缪结 (jiūjié)
• 繆葛／缪葛 (jiūgé)

 

Pronunciation 5

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mù (mu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mù
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴
    • Yale: mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh
    • Palladius: му (mu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: muk⁶
    • Yale: muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: mjuwk

Rime
Character	繆
Reading #	4/4
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	屋 (4)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	莫六切
Baxter	mjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨuk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/miuk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/miuk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muwk̚/
Li Rong	/miuk̚/
Wang Li	/mĭuk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯uk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	muk6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mlɯwɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	繆
Reading #	4/4
No.	8399
Phonetic component	翏
Rime group	覺
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	目
Old Chinese	/*mlɯwɢ/

Definitions

繆

1. Alternative form of 穆 (mù, “reverent; solemn”)
2. Alternative form of 穆 (mù, “right side position of ancestral tablets in ancestral shrines”)

Compounds

• 昭繆／昭缪
• 繆卜／缪卜
• 繆繆／缪缪

 

Pronunciation 6

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liáo, liǎo (liao², liao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ, ㄌㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liáo
    • Wade–Giles: liao²
    • Yale: lyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎo
    • Wade–Giles: liao³
    • Yale: lyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leau
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

Definitions

繆

1. Alternative form of 繚／缭 (liáo, “to wind around; to entwine”)

Compounds

• 繆紾／缪𬘝
• 繆繞／缪绕

 

Pronunciation 7

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎo (liao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎo
    • Wade–Giles: liao³
    • Yale: lyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leau
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

Definitions

繆

1. Only used in 繆繆／缪缪.

Pronunciation 8

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liào (liao⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liào
    • Wade–Giles: liao⁴
    • Yale: lyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liaw
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

繆

1. Only used in 蜩繆／蜩缪.

Pronunciation 9

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lù (lu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lù
    • Wade–Giles: lu⁴
    • Yale: lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh
    • Palladius: лу (lu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹/

Definitions

繆

1. (alt. form 戮, 勠) to join forces

Compounds

• 繆力同心／缪力同心 (lùlìtóngxīn)

 

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03167
• “繆”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

繆

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. error
2. wrap around

Readings

• Go-on: きゅう (kyū)^{←きう (kiu, historical)}、みゅう (myū)^{←みう (miu, historical)}、もく (moku)、る (ru)
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū)^{←きう (kiu, historical)}、びゅう (byū)^{←びう (biu, historical)}、ぼく (boku)、りゅう (ryū)^{←りう (riu, historical)}
• Kun: あやまる (ayamaru, 繆る)、まとう (matou, 繆う)

Korean

Hanja

繆 • (mu, yu) (hangeul 무, 유, revised mu, yu, McCune–Reischauer mu, yu, Yale mu, yu)

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