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Translingual
Han character
蝡 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一月大 (LIMBK), four-corner 51134, composition ⿰虫耎)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1090, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33290
- Dae Jaweon: page 1556, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2869, character 5
- Unihan data for U+8761
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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陾
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*njɯ, *noːʔ
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腝
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*nuːs, *njonʔ, *nuːns
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堧
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*noːls, *njon
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稬
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*noːls, *noːnʔ, *noːns
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愞
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*noːls, *noːns, *njonʔ
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煗
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*noːnʔ
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餪
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*noːnʔ
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渜
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*noːnʔ, *noːns
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偄
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*noːns, *njonʔ
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瑌
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*njon, *njonʔ
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軟
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*njonʔ
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輭
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*njonʔ
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蝡
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*njonʔ, *njunʔ
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碝
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*njonʔ
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耎
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*njonʔ
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緛
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*njonʔ
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媆
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*nuːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *njonʔ, *njunʔ) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 耎 (OC *njonʔ).
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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蝡
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蝡
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Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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Initial (聲)
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日 (38)
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日 (38)
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Final (韻)
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仙 (78)
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諄 (47)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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而兖切
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而允切
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Baxter
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nywenX
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nywinX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ȵiuᴇnX/
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/ȵiuɪnX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ȵʷiɛnX/
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/ȵʷinX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ȵʑjuænX/
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/ȵʑjuenX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/ȵwianX/
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/ȵwinX/
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Li Rong
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/ȵiuɛnX/
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/ȵiuĕnX/
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Wang Li
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/ȵʑĭwɛnX/
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/ȵʑĭuĕnX/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/ȵʑi̯wɛnX/
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/ȵʑi̯uĕnX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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ruǎn
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rǔn
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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jyun5
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jeon5
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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蝡
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蝡
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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10904
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10914
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Phonetic component
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耎
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耎
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Rime group
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元
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文
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Rime subdivision
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3
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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輭
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蝡
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Old Chinese
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/*njonʔ/
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/*njunʔ/
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Notes
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集韻或作蠕
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集韻或作蠕
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Definitions
蝡
- to wriggle; to squirm
- wriggling; squirming
Japanese
Kanji
蝡
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings