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Translingual
Han character
蜇 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手中中一戈 (QLLMI), four-corner 52136, composition ⿱折虫)
- jellyfish
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33096
- Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2853, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8707
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 晢
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*ʔljeds, *ʔljed
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| 狾
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*ʔljeds
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| 誓
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*ɦljeds
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| 逝
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*ɦljeds
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| 銴
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*ɢljeds, *ɢʷleds
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| 折
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*l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed
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| 娎
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*hleːws, *qʰred
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| 哳
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*ʔr'eːd
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| 踅
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*sɢʷled
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| 哲
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*ʔl'ed
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| 蜇
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*ʔl'ed
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| 悊
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*ʔl'ed
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| 嚞
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*ted
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| 喆
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*ted
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| 硩
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*l̥ʰed, *l̥ʰeːɡ
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| 浙
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*ʔljed
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| 晣
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*ʔljed
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| 焎
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*hred
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔl'ed) : phonetic 折 (OC *l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed) + semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”).
Etymology 1
Possibly related to 蠆 (OC *m̥ʰraːds, “scorpion”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蜇
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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16942
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Phonetic
component
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折
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Rime
group
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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哲
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔl'ed/
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Definitions
蜇
- (of bees, scorpions, etc.) to sting; to bite
- to sting; to smart
Compounds
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “same as etymology 1?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
蜇
- jellyfish
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
蜇
(Hyōgai kanji)
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