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U+8779, 蝹
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8779

CJK Unified Ideographs

U+FAB5, 蝹
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FAB5

CJK Compatibility Ideographs
蝹 U+2F9BB, 蝹
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F9BB
蛢
CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 蜨

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 142, +10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 中戈日月廿 (LIABT) or 中戈田人廿 (LIWOT), four-corner 56117, composition (G) or 𥁕(HTK))

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1092, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33396
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1557, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2870, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+8779

Chinese

trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3
Initial () (34)
Final () (45)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter 'win
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔˠiuɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷᵚin/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔjin/
Li
Rong
/ʔjuĕn/
Wang
Li
/ǐĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yūn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wan1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
No. 12968 12979 12985
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*quːʔ/ /*qrun/ /*qun/
Notes

Definitions

  1. to move about like a dragon

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 3/3
Initial () (34)
Final () (89)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter 'awX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑuX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑuX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔawX/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑuX/
Wang
Li
/ɑuX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔɑuX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ǎo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ou2

Definitions

  1. legendary creature that devours human brains

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to curl up one's body

References