彌

彌 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 弓一火月 (NMFB), four-corner 1122₇, composition ⿰弓爾)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 361, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9877
• Dae Jaweon: page 679, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1004, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5F4C

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mnel) : semantic 弓 + phonetic 爾 (OC *njelʔ).

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彌

1. to relax a bow
2. to fill; to cover
3. full; overflowing; extensive

   alt. forms: 瀰／弥

4. long; distant
5. more

   • 顏淵喟然歎曰：「仰之彌高，鑽之彌堅。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     颜渊喟然叹曰：「仰之弥高，钻之弥坚。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē: “Yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuān zhī mí jiān.” [Pinyin]

     Yan Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, “I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; […]

   • 然則諸侯之地有限，暴秦之欲無厭，奉之彌繁，侵之愈急。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     然则诸侯之地有限，暴秦之欲无厌，奉之弥繁，侵之愈急。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 11^th century CE, 蘇洵 (Su Xun), 六國論

     Ránzé zhūhóu zhī dì yǒu xiàn, bào Qín zhī yù wú yàn, fèng zhī mí fán, qīn zhī yù jí. [Pinyin]

     The lands of the six states were limited, while the desire of Qin was insatiable. The more frequent the six states offered Qin land, the hastier Qin invaded them.

6. to mend; to repair
7. a surname

• (more):

彌

1. Used in transcription.

   阿彌陀佛／阿弥陀佛  ―  Āmítuófó  ―  Amitabha

   阿耳忒彌斯／阿耳忒弥斯  ―  Ā'ěrtèmísī  ―  Artemis

   彌賽亞／弥赛亚  ―  Mísàiyà  ―  Messiah

   堅彌地街／坚弥地街 [Cantonese]  ―  gin¹ nei⁴ dei⁶ gaai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  Kennedy Street

   彌敦道／弥敦道 [Cantonese]  ―  nei⁴ deoi¹ dou⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  Nathan Road

彌

1. Alternative form of 弭 (mǐ, “to stop; to put down”)

彌

1. Alternative form of 婗 (ní)

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 弥)

1. Kyūjitai form of 弥.

• Go-on: み (mi)
• Kan-on: び (bi)
• Kun: ひさしい (hisashii, 彌しい)、わたる (wataru, 彌る)、あまねし (amaneshi, 彌し)、いよいよ (iyoiyo, 彌)

彌 (eumhun 미륵 미 (mireuk mi))
彌 (eumhun 두루 미 (duru mi))

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• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 彌

彌: Hán Việt readings: di
彌: Nôm readings: di

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