Translingual [ edit ]

Han character [ edit ]

巫 (radical 48, 工+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一人人 (MOO), four-corner 1010 8 , composition ⿻工从)

Derived characters [ edit ]

References [ edit ]



KangXi: page 325, character 19

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8728

Dae Jaweon: page 629, character 7

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 412, character 8

Unihan data for U+5DEB

Chinese [ edit ]

Glyph origin [ edit ]

Pictogram (象形) – originally two pieces of jade crossed over each other as used in ancient shamanistic practices.

Etymology [ edit ]

“Malay” Clipping of 巫來由 巫来由 wūláiyóu ), a transcription of Malay Melayu.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Definitions [ edit ]

巫

Compounds [ edit ]

大巫嫗 大巫妪

女巫 nǚwū )

) 小巫見大巫 小巫见大巫 xiǎowújiàndàwú )

) 巫人 wūrén )

) 巫咸

巫婆 wūpó , “witch, sorceress”)

, “witch, sorceress”) 巫子

巫山 Wūshān , “Wushan”)

, “Wushan”) 巫山之夢 巫山之梦

巫山之會 巫山之会

巫山洛浦 巫山雲雨 巫山云雨

巫峰

巫峽 巫峡 Wūxiá )

) 巫師 巫师 wūshī , “sorcerer”)

, “sorcerer”) 巫教 wūjiào )

) 巫族

巫毒教 wūdújiào , “voodoo”)

, “voodoo”) 巫溪 Wūxī )

) 巫祝

巫神 wūshén ) 巫蠱 巫蛊

巫蠱之獄 巫蛊之狱

巫術 巫术 wūshù , “shamanism”) ( witchcraft; sorcery )

, “shamanism”) ( ) 巫裔

巫覡 巫觋

巫語 巫语 wūyǔ )

) 巫醫 巫医 wūyī , “witch doctor”)

, “witch doctor”) 祝巫

神巫 shénwū )

) 雲雨巫山 云雨巫山

Japanese [ edit ]

Kanji [ edit ]

巫

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings [ edit ]

Go-on : む ( mu )

: Kan-on : ぶ ( bu )

: Kan’yō-on : ふ ( fu )

: Kun: みこ ( miko , 巫 ) ; かんなぎ ( kannagi , 巫 )

Compounds [ edit ]

Usage notes [ edit ]

This is the only kanji added to the jinmeiyō kanji list on 7 January 2015 by the Japanese government; previously classified as hyōgaiji.

Korean [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle Chinese 巫 (MC mɨo). Recorded as Middle Korean 무 (Yale: mwu) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja [ edit ]

巫 Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja

Wikisource

巫 (eumhun 무당 무 (mudang mu))

? of 무 ( “ shaman ; something related to shamanism ” ) . Hanja formof

Compounds [ edit ]

Compounds 무녀 巫女 munyeo )

) 무당 巫堂 mudang )

) 무속 巫俗 musok )

References [ edit ]

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典 . [1]

Vietnamese [ edit ]

Han character [ edit ]

巫: Hán Nôm readings: vu

