蜆
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マシジミ (mashijimi) marsh clams, Corbicula leana
See also: 蚬
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Translingual
Han character
蜆 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 中戈月山山 (LIBUU), four-corner 56110, composition ⿰虫見)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33093
- Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2855, character 8
- Unihan data for U+8706
Chinese
| trad. | 蜆 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 蚬 | |
| alternative forms | 䗾 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 蜆 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hin2
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hoin2 / hain2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5shi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
- Wade–Giles: hsien3
- Yale: syǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
- Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hin2
- Yale: hín
- Cantonese Pinyin: hin2
- Guangdong Romanization: hin2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hán
- Hakka Romanization System: hanˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: han3
- Sinological IPA: /han³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hoin2 / hain2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hóiⁿ / háiⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /hõĩ⁵²/, /hãĩ⁵²/
- (Teochew)
Note: hain2 - Jieyang.
- Middle Chinese: xenX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰeːnʔ/
Definitions
蜆
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蛤蜊 (“clam”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛤蜊 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛤蜊 |
| Taiwan | 蛤蜊 | |
| Malaysia | 啦啦 | |
| Singapore | 啦啦 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蛤拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 海蚌兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蚌殼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜆 |
| Hong Kong | 蜆 | |
| Dongguan | 蛤蜊 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啦啦 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蜆仔, 順𧋓仔, 缸口仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蜆仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蜆仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜆仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蜆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜆仔, 蜆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜆子 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 海鉢鉢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蛤蜊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚶, 蜊仔, 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Quanzhou | 蚶, 沙蜊, 蟯 | |
| Zhangzhou | 蚶, 蜊仔, 蟯 | |
| Tainan | 蚶仔, 蜊仔, 蟯仔, 粉蟯 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 蜊蜊 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚶, 蜊蜊, 沙蜊 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 蚶 | |
| Puning | 花蛤 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蛤蜊 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 麻蚶子 | |
| Suzhou | 阿蜊 | |
| Hangzhou | 蛤蜊 | |
| Ningbo | 蛤皮, 圓蛤 | |
| Wenzhou | 蚶兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 湖殼子 |
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàn
- Wade–Giles: hsien4
- Yale: syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
- Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
- Wade–Giles: hsien3
- Yale: syǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
- Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Middle Chinese: henX, khenH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰeːns/, /*ɡeːnʔ/
Definitions
蜆
- chrysalis (pupa of butterfly)
Japanese
Kanji
蜆
- clam, fresh-water clam
Readings
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蜆 |
| しじみ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
- clam, basket clam; any of several species in the genus Corbicula
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Korean
Hanja
蜆 • (hyeon) (hangeul 현, revised hyeon, McCune–Reischauer hyŏn, Yale hyen)
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Vietnamese
Han character
蜆: Hán Nôm readings: hiên, hiện, hến, kiến