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Translingual
Han character
蜡 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿日 (LITA), four-corner 54161, composition ⿰虫昔)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1086, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33150
- Dae Jaweon: page 1553, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2859, character 10
- Unihan data for U+8721
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 借
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*ʔsjaːɡs, *ʔsjaːɡ
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| 唶
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*ʔsjaːɡs
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| 藉
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*zjaːɡs, *zjaːɡ
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| 躤
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*zjaːɡs
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| 蜡
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*zraːɡs, *sʰaːɡs
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| 齰
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*zraːɡs, *zraːɡ
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| 醋
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*sʰaːɡs
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| 錯
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*sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
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| 措
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*sʰaːɡs
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| 厝
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*sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
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| 逪
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*sʰaːɡ
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| 剒
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*sʰaːɡ
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| 鵲
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*sʰaɡ
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| 碏
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*sʰaɡ
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| 踖
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*sʰaɡ, *ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 趞
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*sʰaɡ
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| 皵
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*sʰaɡ, *sʰjaːɡ
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| 舄
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*sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ
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| 斮
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*ʔsraɡ, *ʔsraːɡ
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| 簎
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*zraːwɢ, *sʰraːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 諎
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*ʔsraːɡ
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| 矠
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*sʰreːɡ, *zreːɡ
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| 庴
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*ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 籍
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*zjaːɡ
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| 耤
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*zjaːɡ
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| 猎
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*zjaːɡ
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| 昔
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*sjaːɡ
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| 惜
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*sjaːɡ
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| 腊
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*sjaːɡ
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| 焟
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*sjaːɡ
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| 棤
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*sjaːɡ
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Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 蠟 (“wax; candle; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 蠟). |
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蜡
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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13279
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Phonetic
component
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昔
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Rime
group
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暮
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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覰
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːɡs/
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Definitions
蜡
- A Zhou dynasty-era type of sacrificial rite.
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蜡
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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13279
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Phonetic
component
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昔
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Rime
group
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暮
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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覰
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːɡs/
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Definitions
蜡
- original character of 蛆 (qū).
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 䖳 (“jellyfish”).
(This character is a variant form of 䖳). |
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
蜡
- a kind of insect
References
Japanese
Kanji
蜡
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 蜡, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
蜡 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa, Yale sa)
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