View source for 雖

{{also|虽}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=172|rad=隹|as=09|sn=17|four=60114|canj=RIOG|ids=⿰虽隹}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𡄪]], [[𥍃]], [[𧕘]]}}

====Related characters====
* {{l|mul|[[虽]]}} ''({{w|Simplified Chinese}})''

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=1368.220|dkj=42104|dj=1872.390|hdz=64103.050|uh=96D6}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|虫|唯|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc}}.

Originally meaning "a lizard-like reptile", the character has been phonetically borrowed to represent the sense "although".

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms|s=虽|alt=𨿽,𧈧,𨾡}}
{{zh-ref|Jacques (2019)}} proposes this to be {{och-l|維|to be}} with a [[converbial]] ''*s-'' prefix, literally "while being".

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=suī,suí,2nb=variant in Mainland
|m-s=xu1/sui1
|m-s_note=xu1 - vernacular; sui1 - literary
|c=seoi1
|c-t=lhui1
|g=sui1
|h=pfs=sûi;gd=sui1
|j=sui1
|mb=sṳ́
|md=chŭi
|mn=sui
|mn-t=sui1
|w=sh:1soe
|x=sei1
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=Zh-sui.ogg
|cat=conj
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[although]]; [[even if]]; [[despite]]
#: {{zh-x|麻雀.雖.小，五臟.俱全|A sparrow '''may be''' small, '''but''' it has all its vital organs. {{q|proverb}}}}
#* {{zh-x|周 雖 舊 邦，其 命 維 新|'''Though''' Zhou is an ancient nation, our mandate is new as ever.|CL|ref=Shijing}}
#* {{zh-x|雖 九 死 其 猶 未 悔。|Yet I will not regret, '''in spite of''' countless deaths.|ref=Chuci}}
#* {{zh-x|義 之 所在，雖 死 無 所 恨。|Wherever [[w:Yi (Confucianism)|''yi'']] exists, '''even''' in death there are no regrets.|ref=Shiji}}
#* {{zh-x|在 你 身邊 路 雖 遠 未 疲倦|By your side, '''although''' the road is long, I am still not tired|C-LIT|ref='''1983''', {{lw|zh|鄧麗君}} (lyricist {{lw|zh|鄭國江}}), {{lw|zh|漫步人生路}}}}
#* {{zh-x|雖 你我 不一樣，我們 一路 唱，走 往 祝福 的 方向。|God made us not the same, but we're together to sing a song of love. [official translation]<br>'''Although''' you and I are not the same, we will sing as we go towards the direction of blessings. [literal translation]|ref='''2008''', {{lang|zh|游智婷}} [Sandy Yu] (lyricist), {{lang|zh|《我們愛（讓世界不一樣）》}} [We Will Love (We Can Make a Difference)]}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|雖然}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|雖然<t:although>|雖說<t:although>|然雖|雖休勿休|雖敗猶榮|雖覆能復|雖故|雖死猶生|話雖如此|雖是|雖則|雖使|雖復|雖恐|雖馬|雖罔}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms|s=虽|alt=𧐌,𨾡}}
{{rfe|zh}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=suī
|c=seoi1
|dial=n
|mc=y
|oc=n,y
|ma=Zh-sui.ogg
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} [[lizard]]-like [[reptile]]

===Etymology 3===
{{zh-forms|s=虽}}
{{rfe|zh|related to 推?}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=suī
|c=seoi1
|dial=n
|mc=y
|ma=Zh-sui.ogg
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-hg}} to [[push]]

===Etymology 4===
{{zh-forms|s=虽}}
From {{bor|cmn|nan-hbl|衰|tr=soe|t=unlucky}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=suī
|ma=Zh-sui.ogg
|dial=n
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|chiefly|Taiwan|slang}} {{alt form|zh|衰|t=[[unlucky]]; [[unimpressive]]}}
#: {{zh-x|太 雖 了！|So '''unlucky'''! / So '''boring'''!}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=隹09}}

# {{rfdef|ja|sort=隹09}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=すい
|kanon=すい
|kun=いえど-も
}}

==Korean==

===Etymology 1===

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|비록|수}}

# {{hanja form of|수|[[although]]}}

===Etymology 2===

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|벌레 이름|수}}

# {{hanja form of|수|The name of a bug}}

===Etymology 3===

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|짐승 이름|유}}

# {{hanja form of|유|The name of a beast}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=tuy|rs=隹09}}

# {{rfdef|vi}}