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彌
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弥
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fill

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Weapons
mí
ミ、ビ
いや、や、あまねし、いよいよ、とおい、ひさし、ひさ.しい、わた.る
미
Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 爾 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (彌)
弓 bow+ 爾 you (literary) =
彌 fill
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
爾 Phonetic component
you (literary)
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Simplified (弥)
弓 bow+ 尔 those =
弥 extensive
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
尔 Phonetic component
ěr those
variant of 爾|尔[ěr]
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Notes
Similar Characters
引 draw發 send out (trad)隽 outstanding (simp)雋 talented (trad)弘 noble穹 high and vast芎 a kind of herb躬 stoop弛 loosen张 extend (simp)弥 full (simp)弦 bowstring弧 arc弩 cross-bow弪 circular (simp)弮 a crossbow which弯 curve (simp)弳 circular measure (trad)張 stretch (trad/jp)強 strong (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
弥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
弥 / 彌 [mí]
full; to fill; completely; more
Japanese
弥 、 愈 いや 、 いよ 、 よ 、 いよよ 同音

adverb

  1. archaic more and more; increasingly
  2. archaic extremely; very
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
彌 いいつか
Iitsuka unclassified name
彌 ひさし
Hisashi surname
彌 わたり
Watari given name
彌 わたる
Wataru given name
CHINESE WORDS (37)
弥补 [mí​bǔ] #3,493
to complement
弥漫 [mí​màn] #14,038
to pervade
阿弥陀佛 [E​mí​tuó​Fó] #25,729
Amitabha Buddha
弥撒 [mí​sa] #12,208
(Catholic) Mass
弥赛亚 [Mí​sài​yà] #19,487
Messiah
弥散 [mí​sàn] #41,817
to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
弥勒 [Mí​lè] #31,356
Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
弥留 [mí​liú] #28,388
seriously ill and about to die
弥合 [mí​hé] #67,872
to cause a wound to close up and heal
弥陀 [Mí​tuó] #37,218
Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise
27 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
⭐ 阿弥陀 [あみだ] #54,051
Amitabha (Buddha)
弥栄 [いやさか] #121,578
prosperity
阿弥陀経 [あみだきょう] #140,397
Sukhavati sutra
弥縫策 [びほうさく] #193,323
stopgap measure
天皇弥栄 [すめらぎいやさか]
prosperity to the emperor
阿摩美久 [あまみきよ]
Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
KOREAN WORDS (2)
미륵
Maitreya
미봉책
stopgap measure; makeshift measure