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Translingual
Han character
蠣 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+15, 21 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一廿月 (LIMTB), four-corner 51127, composition ⿰虫厲)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1102, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33799
- Dae Jaweon: page 1565, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2900, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8823
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 糲
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*m·raːds, *m·rads, *m·raːd
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| 犡
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*m·raːds, *m·rads
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| 噧
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*hmreːds, *r̥ʰaːd
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| 邁
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*mraːds
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| 勱
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*mraːds
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| 蠆
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*m̥ʰraːds
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| 厲
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*m·rads
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| 勵
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*m·rads
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| 礪
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*m·rads
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| 蠣
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*m·rads
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| 蠇
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*m·rads
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| 癘
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*m·rads
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| 濿
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*m·rads
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| 櫔
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*m·rads
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| 巁
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*m·rads
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| 贎
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*m·rads, *mlans
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| 萬
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*mlans
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *m·rads) : semantic 虫 (“insect; bug; creature”) + phonetic 厲 (OC *m·rads).
Pronunciation
Note:
- diê - colloquial;
- lâ̤ - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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蠣
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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lì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ljejH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*mə-rat-s/
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| English
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oyster
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蠣
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12624
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Phonetic
component
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萬
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Rime
group
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祭
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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例
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Old
Chinese
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/*m·rads/
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| Notes
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說文蠇之後起分化字
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Definitions
蠣
- oyster
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
牡蠣 (“oyster”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣
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| Taxonomic name
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牡蠣
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| Mandarin
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Taiwan
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牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
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| Yantai (Muping)
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海蠣子
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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蠔
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| Malaysia
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蠔
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| Singapore
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蠔
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蠔
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| Hong Kong
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蠔, 生蠔
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| Dongguan
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蠔
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| Yangjiang
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蠔
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蠔
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蠔
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蠔
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蚵仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蚵仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蚵仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蚵
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蚵仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蚵
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蠣黃
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蠣
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| Lianjiang
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八蠣
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| Fuqing
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蠣
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| Matsu
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蠣
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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蠣
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Quanzhou
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Zhangzhou
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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蚵仔
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| Zhao'an
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蚵仔
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| Taipei
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蚵仔
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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蚵
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| Kaohsiung
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蚵仔
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| Yilan
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蚵仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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蚵仔
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| Taichung
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蚵仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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蚵
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| Tainan
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蚵仔
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| Taitung
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蚵仔
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| Hsinchu
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蚵仔
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| Kinmen
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蚵
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| Penghu (Magong)
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蚵
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蚵
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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蚵
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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蚵仔
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| Chaozhou
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蠔
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| Shantou
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蠔, 水生
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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蠔
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
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蠔
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
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蠔仔
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| Jieyang
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蠔, 水生, 水魚
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| Haifeng
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蠔
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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蠔
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| Leizhou
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蠔
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| Wenchang
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蠔
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蚮
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| Putian (Donghai)
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蠔
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| Xianyou
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蚮, 蠔
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| Wu
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Ningbo
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蠣黃
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| Wenzhou
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蠣膏
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
蠣
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 蛎)
- oyster
Readings
Korean
Hanja
蠣 • (ryeo>yeo) (hangeul 려>여, revised ryeo>yeo, McCune–Reischauer ryŏ>yŏ, Yale lye>ye)
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Vietnamese
Han character
蠣: Hán Nôm readings: lệ, lị
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