蝶
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Translingual
Han character
蝶 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈心廿木 (LIPTD), four-corner 54194, composition ⿰虫枼)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1091, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33333
- Dae Jaweon: page 1556, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2868, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8776
Chinese
| trad. | 蝶 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 蝶 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 蛈 | |
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 貰 | *ɦljebs, *hljebs |
| 跇 | *l̥ʰebs, *lebs |
| 迣 | *ʔljebs |
| 世 | *hljebs |
| 泄 | *lebs, *sled |
| 枻 | *lebs |
| 詍 | *lebs |
| 靾 | *lebs |
| 袣 | *lebs |
| 抴 | *lebs, *led |
| 呭 | *lebs |
| 勩 | *lebs, *libs |
| 屜 | *l̥ʰeːbs |
| 鰈 | *l̥ʰaːb, *l'eːb |
| 渫 | *zreːb, *sled |
| 煠 | *zreːb, *l̥ʰeb, *leb |
| 喋 | *rlaːb, *ʔl'eːb, *l'eːb |
| 鞢 | *rlaːb, *sleːb |
| 殜 | *l'eb, *leb, *lab |
| 葉 | *hljeb, *leb |
| 弽 | *hljeb, *hleːb |
| 韘 | *hljeb, *sleːb |
| 枼 | *leb |
| 楪 | *leb |
| 揲 | *leb, *l'eːb, *ɦljed |
| 鍱 | *leb |
| 偞 | *leb, *hleːb |
| 蝶 | *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb |
| 牒 | *l'eːb |
| 蹀 | *l'eːb |
| 諜 | *l'eːb |
| 堞 | *l'eːb |
| 牃 | *l'eːb |
| 褋 | *l'eːb |
| 惵 | *l'eːb |
| 碟 | *l'eːb |
| 屧 | *sleːb |
| 屟 | *sleːb |
| 紲 | *sled |
| 齛 | *sled |
| 疶 | *sled |
| 緤 | *sled |
| 媟 | *sled |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 枼 (OC *leb).
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lep (“butterfly”). See 蝴蝶 (húdié) for more.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): die2
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): dieh5
- Eastern Min (BUC): diĕk
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 8diq
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): tie6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dié
- Wade–Giles: tieh2
- Yale: dyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dye
- Palladius: де (de)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛ³⁵/
- (vernacular)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiě
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh3
- Yale: tyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiee
- Palladius: те (te)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiěr
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh3-ʼrh
- Yale: tyěr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieel
- Palladius: тер (ter)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: die2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: die
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiɛ²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: dip6
- Yale: dihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: dip9
- Guangdong Romanization: dib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːp̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: iap5
- Sinological IPA (key): /iap̚³²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ya̍k / ya̍p / thia̍p
- Hakka Romanization System: iag / iab / tiab
- Hagfa Pinyim: yag6 / yab6 / tiab6
- Sinological IPA: /i̯ak̚⁵/, /i̯ap̚⁵/, /tʰi̯ap̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ya̍k / ya̍p / thia̍p
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)iag / (r)iab / tiab
- Hagfa Pinyim: yag6 / yab6 / tiab6
- Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯ak̚⁵/, /(j)i̯ap̚⁵/, /tʰi̯ap̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
Note:
- ya̍k/ya̍p - vernacular;
- thia̍p - literary.
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: dieh5
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /tiəʔ⁵⁴/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: diĕk
- Sinological IPA (key): /tieʔ⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Note:
- ia̍h - vernacular;
- tia̍p - literary.
- Middle Chinese: dep
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤep/
- (Zhengzhang): /*l'eːb/
Definitions
蝶
- butterfly
- (swimming) Short for 蝶泳 (diéyǒng, “butterfly stroke”).
Usage notes
Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of the pronunciation tiěr.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蝴蝶 (“butterfly”)
Compounds
- 三線蝶／三线蝶
- 化蝶
- 夢蝶／梦蝶 (mèngdié)
- 夢裡蝴蝶／梦里蝴蝶
- 寬尾鳳蝶／宽尾凤蝶
- 招蜂引蝶
- 撲蝶之會／扑蝶之会
- 斑蝶
- 枯葉蝶／枯叶蝶
- 浪蝶游蜂
- 浪蝶狂蜂
- 灰蝶 (huīdié)
- 狂蜂浪蝶 (kuángfēnglàngdié)
- 白粉蝶
- 碧鳳蝶／碧凤蝶
- 穿花蛺蝶／穿花蛱蝶
- 粉蝶 (fěndié)
- 紙蝴蝶／纸蝴蝶
- 細蝶／细蝶
- 胡蝶夢／胡蝶梦 (húdiémèng)
- 臺灣粉蝶／台湾粉蝶
- 臺灣鳳蝶／台湾凤蝶
- 花蝴蝶 (huāhúdié)
- 莊周夢蝶／庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié)
- 薄翅黃蝶／薄翅黄蝶
- 藍蝴蝶／蓝蝴蝶
- 蚨蝶
- 蛺蝶／蛱蝶 (jiádié)
- 蝶化
- 蝶呤 (diélìng)
- 蝶啶 (diédìng)
- 蝶夢／蝶梦
- 蝶式 (diéshì)
- 蝶泳 (diéyǒng)
- 蝶粉蜂黃／蝶粉蜂黄
- 蝶蛹 (diéyǒng)
- 蝴蝶 (húdié)
- 蝴蝶夢／蝴蝶梦 (húdiémèng)
- 蝴蝶夫人
- 蝴蝶犬 (húdiéquǎn)
- 蝴蝶穿花
- 蝴蝶結／蝴蝶结 (húdiéjié)
- 蝴蝶蘭／蝴蝶兰 (húdiélán)
- 蝴蝶裝／蝴蝶装
- 蝴蝶骨
- 蝶衣
- 蝶類／蝶类
- 迷蝶
- 遊蜂戲蝶／游蜂戏蝶
- 遊蜂浪蝶／游蜂浪蝶
- 風蝶／风蝶
- 鳳蝶／凤蝶 (fèngdié)
- 黃鳳蝶／黄凤蝶
- 墨蝶
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tie
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh1
- Yale: tyē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tie
- Palladius: те (te)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: thep
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːb/
Definitions
蝶
- Only used in 蝶𧌏.
Japanese
Kanji
蝶
Readings
- Go-on: じょう (jō)←でふ (defu, historical)
- Kan-on: ちょう (chō)←てふ (tefu, historical)
- Kun: かわひらこ (kawahirako, 蝶)←かはひらこ (kafafirako, 蝶, historical)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蝶 |
| ちょう Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi |
From Middle Chinese 蝶 (dep).
Phonological development: tepu → tefu → tewu → teu → tjoː
Pronunciation
Noun
- a butterfly (insect)
See also
Korean
Hanja
蝶 • (jeop) (hangeul 접, revised jeop, McCune–Reischauer chŏp, Yale cep)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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