蟳

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蟳 U+87F3, 蟳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87F3
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Translingual

Han character

蟳 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈尸一戈 (LISMI), four-corner 57146, composition ⿰虫尋)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1098, character 17
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33634
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1562, character 23
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2894, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+87F3

Chinese

trad. 蟳
simp. 𫊻

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 虫 (“bug”) + phonetic 尋 (OC *ljum).

Etymology

Probably related to Vietnamese sam (“king crab”), which may be related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam, whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam, “crab”), Mon ဂတာံ (“crab”) (Norman and Mei, 1976).

Pronunciation

Definitions

蟳

  1. swimming crab
  2. (Hokkien) crab (general term) (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 螃蟹 (“crab”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 螃蟹, 蟹
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 螃蟹
Taiwan 螃蟹
Harbin 蟹子
Shenyang 螃蟹
Malaysia 螃蟹
Singapore 螃蟹
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 螃蟹
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 螃蟹, 肥蟹
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 螃蟹
Wanrong 螃蟹
Xi'an 螃蟹
Xining 螃蟹
Xuzhou 螃蟹
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 螃蟹
Lanzhou 螃蟹
Ürümqi 螃蟹
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 螃蟹
Wuhan 螃蟹, 蟹子
Guiyang 螃蟹
Kunming 螃蟹
Guilin 螃蟹
Liuzhou 螃蟹
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 螃蟹
Yangzhou 螃蟹
Hefei 爬蟹
Chuzhou 螃蟹
Huanggang 蟹子
Cantonese Guangzhou 蟹, 打橫
Hong Kong 蟹
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 蟹
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 蟹
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 蟹
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 蟹
Macau 蟹
Guangzhou (Panyu) 蟹
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 蟹
Guangzhou (Conghua) 蟹
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 蟹
Foshan 蟹
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 蟹
Foshan (Shunde) 蟹
Foshan (Sanshui) 蟹
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 蟹
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 蟹
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 蟹
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 蟹
Zhuhai (Doumen) 蟹
Jiangmen (Baisha) 蟹
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 蟹
Taishan 蟹
Kaiping (Chikan) 蟹
Enping (Niujiang) 蟹
Heshan (Yayao) 蟹
Dongguan 蟹
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 蟹
Shaoguan 蟹
Yangjiang 蟹
Xinyi 螃鉗
Lianjiang 蟹
Nanning 螃蟹 large, 螃鉗 small
Wuzhou 螃蟹
Yulin 螃鉗
Hepu (Lianzhou) 螃蟹
Beihai 蟹
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 螃蟹
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 蟹, 青蟹
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 螃蟹
Danzhou 蟹
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 蟹
Singapore (Guangfu) 蟹
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 蟹
Móng Cái 蟹
Gan Nanchang 螃蟹
Lichuan 螃蟹
Pingxiang 爬拐, 螃蟹
Hakka Meixian 老蟹
Xingning 老蟹
Dabu (Xihe) 老蟹
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 蟹
Dongguan (Qingxi) 老蟹
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 老蟹
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 蟹
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 老蟹
Wuhua (Huacheng) 老蟹
Wuhua (Changbu) 老蟹
Wuhua (Mianyang) 老蟹
Heyuan (Bendihua) 老蟹
Wengyuan 老蟹
Jiexi 老蟹
Luhe 老蟹
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 老蟹
Changting 螃蟹
Wuping 蟹子
Wuping (Yanqian) 蟹子
Liancheng 螃蟹
Ninghua 螃蟹
Yudu 壙蟹
Ningdu 壙蟹, 螃蟹
Ruijin 壙蟹
Shicheng 壙蟹
Shangyou (Shexi) 老蟹
Tonggu (Sandu) 老蟹
Ganzhou (Panlong) 老蟹
Dayu 老蟹
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 毛蟹
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 老蟹
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 毛蟹
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 老蟹
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 老蟹, 毛蟹
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 老蟹
Hong Kong 老蟹, 蟹
Yangxi (Tangkou) 蟹
Yangchun (Sanjia) 老蟹
Xinyi (Qianpai) 老蟹
Gaozhou (Xindong) 老蟹
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 老蟹
Huazhou (Xin'an) 老蟹
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 老蟹
Lianjiang (Qingping) 老蟹
Mengshan (Xihe) 螃蟹
Luchuan 老蟹
Luchuan (Daqiao) 老蟹
Bobai (Shahe) 老蟹
Sabah (Longchuan) 老蟹
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 老蟹
Senai (Huiyang) 老蟹
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 老蟹
Singkawang 老蟹
Huizhou Jixi 蟹蟹
Jin Taiyuan 螃蟹
Xinzhou 螃蟹
Hohhot 螃蟹
Northern Min Jian'ou 螃蟹
Songxi 蟹
Zhenghe 蟹
Jianyang 蟹仔
Wuyishan 蟹仔
Pucheng (Shibei) 蟹仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 螃蟹
Fuzhou (Changle) 鰻蟹
Yongtai 老蟹
Southern Min Xiamen 蟳仔, 蟳
Xiamen (Tong'an) 蟳
Quanzhou 蟳仔, 蟳
Jinjiang 蟳
Zhangzhou 蟳仔, 蟳
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 蟳
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 蟳
Kaohsiung 蟳仔
Yilan 蟳仔
Changhua (Lukang) 蟳仔
Taichung 蟳仔
Taichung (Wuqi) 蟳仔
Tainan 蟳
Taitung 蟳
Hsinchu 蟳仔
Penghu (Magong) 蠘仔
Penang (Hokkien) 蟳
Singapore (Hokkien) 蟳, 蟳仔
Manila (Hokkien) 蟳
Longyan 肉蟹
Pingnan (Shangdu) 螃蟹
Chaozhou 蟹
Shantou 蟹, 田蟹
Jieyang 蟹
Haifeng 蟹
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 蟹
Singapore (Teochew) 蟹
Leizhou 蟹
Wenchang 蟹
Haikou 蟹
Singapore (Hainanese) 蟹
Central Min Yong'an 蟹
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 蟹
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 螃蟹
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 螃蟹
Shehua Fu'an 蟹仔
Fuding 蟹
Luoyuan 老蟹
Sanming 老蟹
Shunchang 老蟹
Hua'an 老蟹
Guixi (Zhangping) 老蟹
Cangnan 老蟹
Jingning (Hexi) 老蟹
Lishui 老蟹
Longyou 老蟹
Chaozhou 老蟹
Fengshun 老蟹
Wu Shanghai 蟹
Shanghai (Chongming) 蟹, 老毛蟹
Suzhou 蟹
Wuxi 蟹
Danyang 螃蟹, 蟹
Hangzhou 湖蟹
Ningbo 蟹
Wenzhou 蟹, 十隻腳
Jinhua 蟹
Xiang Changsha 螃蟹
Loudi 螃蟹
Shuangfeng 螃蟹, 螃解子
Quanzhou 螃蟹

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

蟳

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): じん (jin)
  • Kun: がざみ (gazami)
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