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Translingual
Han character
蠔 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜口人 (LIYRO), four-corner 50132, composition ⿰虫豪)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1100, character 49
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33748
- Dae Jaweon: page 1564, character 33
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2900, character 21
- Unihan data for U+8814
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 豪 (OC *ɡaːw).
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
蠔
- oyster
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
牡蠣 (“oyster”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣
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| Taxonomic name
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牡蠣
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
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| Malaysia
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蠔
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| Singapore
|
蠔
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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海蠣子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Nanning (Wuming)
|
蠔
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
蠔
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| Hong Kong
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蠔, 生蠔
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| Dongguan
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蠔
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| Yangjiang
|
蠔
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蠔
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蠔
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蠔
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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生蠔
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蚵仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蚵仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蚵仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蚵
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蚵仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蚵
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
|
蠣黃
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
蠣
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| Lianjiang
|
八蠣
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| Fuqing
|
蠣
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| Matsu
|
蠣
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
|
蠣
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Quanzhou
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Zhangzhou
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
蚵仔
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| Zhao'an
|
蚵仔
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| Taipei
|
蚵仔
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
蚵
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| Kaohsiung
|
蚵仔
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| Yilan
|
蚵仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
蚵仔
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| Taichung
|
蚵仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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蚵
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| Tainan
|
蚵仔
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| Taitung
|
蚵仔
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| Hsinchu
|
蚵仔
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| Kinmen
|
蚵
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
蚵
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蚵
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
蚵
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
蚵仔
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| Chaozhou
|
蠔
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| Shantou
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蠔, 水生
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
蠔
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
|
蠔
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
|
蠔仔
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| Jieyang
|
蠔, 水生, 水魚
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| Haifeng
|
蠔
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
蠔
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| Leizhou
|
蠔
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| Wenchang
|
蠔
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蚮
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
蠔
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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蚮
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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蚮
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| Xianyou
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蚮, 蠔
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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蠔
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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蚮
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| Wu
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Ningbo
|
蠣黃
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| Wenzhou
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蠣膏
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
蠔
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
蠔 • (ho) (hangeul 호, McCune–Reischauer ho, Yale ho)
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Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
蠔: Hán Nôm readings: hào, hàu, hầu
- oyster