郿
county in Shaanxi province
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Readings
On'yomi
- ビ
- ミ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
郿 is a rare kanji used primarily as a place name, specifically a historical county in Shaanxi province. Its standalone meaning is tied to that geographical reference.
Study
Etymology
郿 combines the village/city radical ⻏ with 眉, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it is a typical phono-semantic compound for a place name.
Meaning mnemonic
The right side ⻏ represents a village or city, and the left side 眉 looks like an eyebrow. Imagine a village named after a distinctive eyebrow-shaped hill in Shaanxi.
Reading mnemonic
For ビ, picture a bee buzzing around the eyebrow-shaped hill in the village: bee -> ビ.