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Translingual
Han character
蟆 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿日大 (LITAK), four-corner 44136, composition ⿰虫莫)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1096, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33542
- Dae Jaweon: page 1560, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2876, character 17
- Unihan data for U+87C6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 蟆
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*mraː
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| 鬕
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*mraːɡs
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| 饃
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*maːl
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| 模
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*maː
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| 摸
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*maː, *maːɡ
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| 嫫
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*maː
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| 謨
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*maː
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| 膜
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*maː, *maːɡ
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| 摹
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*maː
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| 暮
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*maːɡs
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| 慕
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*maːɡs
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| 募
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*maːɡs
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| 墓
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*maːɡs
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| 慔
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*maːɡs
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| 莫
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*maːɡ
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| 寞
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*maːɡ
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| 漠
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*maːɡ
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| 幕
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*maːɡ
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| 鏌
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*maːɡ
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| 瘼
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*maːɡ
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| 鄚
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*maːɡ
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| 瞙
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*maːɡ
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| 嗼
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*maːɡ, *mraːɡ
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| 塻
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*maːɡ
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| 貘
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*mraːɡ
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| 驀
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*mraːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mraː) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ).
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “short for 蛤蟆?”)
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蟆
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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9238
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Phonetic
component
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莫
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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麻
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Old
Chinese
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/*mraː/
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Definitions
蟆
- frog; toad
蟆背似覆盂，蟆頤如偃月。 [MSC, trad.]
蟆背似覆盂，蟆颐如偃月。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 蘇軾, 蝦蟆培
- Má bèi sì fùyú, má yí rú yǎnyuè.
- The back of the frog is like an inverted basin; the cheeks of the frog are as a crescent moon.
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 蟆 – see 𧕥 (“small mosquito”).
(This character is a variant form of 𧕥). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
蟆
(Hyōgai kanji)
- toad
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
蟆: Hán Nôm readings: mô, mò
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