蛤
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Translingual
Han character
蛤 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 中戈人一口 (LIOMR), four-corner 58161, composition ⿰虫合)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1082, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33023
- Dae Jaweon: page 1550, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2850, character 13
- Unihan data for U+86E4
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 蛤 |
|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 龕 | *kʰuːm |
| 媕 | *quːm, *qromʔ, *qɯːm, *qramʔ, *qɯːb |
| 頜 | *ɡuːmʔ, *kuːb |
| 答 | *tkuːb |
| 畣 | *tkuːb |
| 荅 | *tkuːb |
| 嗒 | *tuːb, *tʰoːb |
| 褡 | *tuːb, *toːb |
| 撘 | *tuːb |
| 搭 | *tuːb, *tʰoːb |
| 榙 | *tkuːb, *ɡuːb |
| 佮 | *tkʰuːb, *kuːb, *quːb, *quːb |
| 蛤 | *kuːb |
| 鴿 | *kuːb |
| 合 | *kuːb, *ɡuːb |
| 郃 | *kuːb, *ɡuːb |
| 匌 | *kuːb, *kʰuːb |
| 鉿 | *kuːb |
| 閤 | *kuːb |
| 鞈 | *kuːb, *kruːb |
| 韐 | *kuːb, *kruːb |
| 鮯 | *kuːb |
| 哈 | *ŋɡuːb |
| 姶 | *quːb, *quːb |
| 欱 | *qʰuːb, *qʰruːb |
| 盒 | *ɡuːb |
| 耠 | *ɡuːb |
| 詥 | *ɡuːb |
| 塔 | *tʰuːb |
| 鞳 | *tʰoːb |
| 劄 | *rtuːb |
| 跲 | *kruːb, *kob, *ɡob |
| 袷 | *kruːb, *ŋkob |
| 餄 | *kruːb |
| 恰 | *kʰruːb |
| 帢 | *kʰruːb |
| 洽 | *ɡruːb |
| 祫 | *ɡruːb |
| 珨 | *ɡruːb |
| 烚 | *ɡruːb |
| 歙 | *qʰjob, *qʰrub |
| 湁 | *tkʰub |
| 拾 | *ɡjub |
| 給 | *krub |
| 翕 | *qʰrub |
| 噏 | *qʰrub |
| 潝 | *qʰrub |
| 熻 | *qʰrub |
| 嬆 | *qʰrub |
| 翖 | *qʰrub |
| 闟 | *qʰrub |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kuːb) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb).
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. |
蛤 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𧊧 | |
Cognate with 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb, “to be together”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gap3 / gaap3
- Eastern Min (BUC): gák
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7keq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gé
- Wade–Giles: ko2
- Yale: gé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ger
- Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gap3 / gaap3
- Yale: gap / gaap
- Cantonese Pinyin: gap8 / gaap8
- Guangdong Romanization: geb3 / gab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐp̚³/, /kaːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gák
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: kop
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kuːb/
Definitions
蛤
Compounds
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
蛤 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 蝦／虾 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haa1 / haa4
- Gan (Wiktionary): ha2
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): hah4
- Eastern Min (BUC): hà
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): gab4
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5ho
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ge2 / ga2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: há
- Wade–Giles: ha2
- Yale: há
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: har
- Palladius: ха (xa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: haa1 / haa4
- Yale: hā / hàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa1 / haa4
- Guangdong Romanization: ha1 / ha4
- Sinological IPA (key): /haː⁵⁵/, /haː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: ha2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ha²⁴/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hà
- Hakka Romanization System: haˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ha2
- Sinological IPA: /ha¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: hah4
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /xaʔ²/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: hà
- Sinological IPA (key): /ha⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gab4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kap
- Sinological IPA (key): /kap̚²/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: ge2 / ga2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ̞¹³/, /ka̠¹³/
- (Changsha)
- Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | 蛤 (蛤蟆) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /xa³⁵/ |
| Harbin | /xa²⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /xɑ⁴⁵/ | |
| Jinan | /xa⁴²/ | |
| Qingdao | /xa⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /xɛ⁴²/ | |
| Xi'an | /xɯ²⁴/ | |
| Xining | /ɕia⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /xa⁵³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /xə⁵³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /xɤ⁵¹/ | |
| Wuhan | /ɕia⁵⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /xa⁵⁵/ /ɕia⁵⁵/ | |
| Guiyang | /xa⁵⁵/ | |
| Kunming | /xə³¹/ | |
| Nanjing | /ɕiɑ²⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /xa⁵⁵/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /xəʔ⁵⁴/ |
| Pingyao | ||
| Hohhot | /xaʔ⁴³/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ho³⁴/ |
| Suzhou | /ho⁵⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /ɕiɑ³³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /ɦo³¹/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /kʰa⁴⁴/ |
| Tunxi | /kau¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | |
| Xiangtan | /ɦɒ¹²/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /hɑ²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ha¹¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /hɑ¹¹/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /ha⁵⁵/ |
| Nanning | /ha²¹/ | |
| Hong Kong | /ha⁵⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ha³⁵/ /he³⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ha⁵³/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /xa³³/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | ||
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /ha³¹/ |
Definitions
蛤
- Only used in 蛤蟆 (háma); also used as its short form. frog; toad
- (Mainland China, Internet slang) Nickname of Jiang Zemin in Moha culture.
- (Mainland China, Internet slang) Alternative form of 哈 (“ha; huh”) (especially used in Moha culture.)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) or 唅 (hahⁿ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: há
- Wade–Giles: ha2
- Yale: há
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: har
- Palladius: ха (xa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
蛤
Synonyms
Etymology 4
Compare Proto-Tai *kɤpᴰ (“frog”), whence Thai กบ (gòp), Lao ກົບ (kop), Zhuang goep, Shan ၵူပ်း (kúup), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜆𑜫 (kup).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gap3 / gaap3 / gap1
- Eastern Min (BUC): gák
- Southern Min
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gap3 / gaap3 / gap1
- Yale: gap / gaap / gāp
- Cantonese Pinyin: gap8 / gaap8 / gap7
- Guangdong Romanization: geb3 / gab3 / geb1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐp̚³/, /kaːp̚³/, /kɐp̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gák
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Definitions
蛤
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 青蛙 (“frog”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
蛤
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Readings
- Go-on: こう (kō)←こふ (kofu, historical)
- Kan-on: こう (kō)←こふ (kofu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: か (ka)
- Kun: はまぐり (hamaguri, 蛤)
Etymology
From 浜 (hama, “beach”) + 栗 (kuri, “chestnut”).
Noun
Korean
Hanja
蛤 • (hap) (hangeul 합, revised hap, McCune–Reischauer hap, Yale hap)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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