棣

棣 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木中水 (DLE), four-corner 4593₂, composition ⿰木隶)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 533, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14957
• Dae Jaweon: page 921, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1240, character 3
• Unihan data for U+68E3

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯːds) : semantic 木 (“wood; tree”) + phonetic 隶 (OC *lɯds)

棣

1. (botany) Kerria japonica
2. cherry tree

   • 常棣之華，鄂不韡韡。凡今之人，莫如兄弟。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     常棣之华，鄂不𮧵𮧵。凡今之人，莫如兄弟。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Chángdì zhī huá, è bù wěiwěi. Fán jīn zhī rén, mò rú xiōngdì. [Pinyin]

     The flowers of the cherry tree—
     Are they not gorgeously displayed?
     Of all the men in the world
     There are none equal to brothers.

3. ^† younger brother

   alt. forms: 弟 (dì)

4. a surname

棣

1. ^† to attain; to reach

   • 正月，《乾》之九三，萬物棣通。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     正月，《乾》之九三，万物棣通。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Zhèngyuè, “qián” zhī jiǔ sān, wànwù tìtōng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

棣

1. Only used in 棣棣 (dàidài).

   • 我心匪席，不可卷也。威儀棣棣，不可選也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     我心匪席，不可卷也。威仪棣棣，不可选也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wǒ xīn fěi xí, bùkě juǎn yě. Wēi yí dàidài, bùkě xuǎn yě. [Pinyin]

     My mind is not a mat;
     It cannot be rolled up.
     My deportment has been dignified and good,
     With nothing wrong which can be pointed out.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. (botany) Kerria japonica

• Go-on: だい (dai)
• Kan-on: てい (tei)
• On: たい (tai)
• Kun: にわざくら (niwazakura); いくり (ikuri); にわうめ (niwaume)
• Nanori: とおる (tōru)

• 棣棠(ヤマブキ) (yamabuki)

From Middle Chinese 棣 (MC dejH).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [체]

Wikisource 棣 (eumhun 산앵두나무 체 (sanaengdunamu che))

1. Hanja form^? of 체 (“Vaccinium koreanum”).
2. (literary) Hanja form^? of 체 (“to attain; to reach”).

From Middle Chinese 棣.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛ] ~ [tʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [태/테]

棣 (eumhun 익숙할 태 (iksukhal tae))

1. (literary) Hanja form^? of 태 (“courteous appearance”).

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

棣: Hán Việt readings: đệ (大(đại)計(kế)切(thiết))[1], lệ[1]

1. chữ Hán form of đệ (“brother; sibling”).
2. chữ Hán form of lệ (“Kerria japonica”).