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Translingual
Han character
蠕 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一月月 (LIMBB), four-corner 51127, composition ⿰虫需)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1100, character 50
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33749
- Dae Jaweon: page 1564, character 34
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2900, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8815
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 羺
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*noː
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| 獳
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*noː
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| 擩
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*noːs, *njoʔ, *njos, *njul, *njod
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| 譳
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*noːs
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| 懦
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*noːls, *njo
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| 糯
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*noːls
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| 需
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*sno
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| 繻
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*sno, *njo
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| 鑐
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*sno
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| 儒
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*njo
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| 濡
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*njo, *noːn
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| 襦
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*njo
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| 嚅
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*njo
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| 顬
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*njo
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| 鱬
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*njo
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| 嬬
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*njo
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| 臑
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*njo
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| 醹
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*njo, *njoʔ
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| 蠕
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*njo
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| 孺
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*njos
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *njo) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 需 (OC *sno).
Pronunciation 1
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蠕
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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13980
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Phonetic
component
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需
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Rime
group
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侯
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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儒
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Old
Chinese
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/*njo/
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| Notes
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見史記說文作蝡
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Definitions
蠕
- squirm; wriggle
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
蠕
- Alternative form of 蝡 / 蠕 (“squirm; wriggle”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
蠕
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
蠕: Hán Nôm readings: nhuyễn
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