蚝

See also: 蠔

蚝 U+869D, 蚝 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-869D ← 蚜 [U+869C] CJK Unified Ideographs 蚞 → [U+869E]

Translingual

Han character

蚝 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 中戈竹手山 (LIHQU), four-corner 5211₅, composition ⿰虫毛)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1078, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32883
• Dae Jaweon: page 1547, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2838, character 17
• Unihan data for U+869D

Chinese

Etymology 1

Glyph origin

Simplified from 𧐢 (c. 1927).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 蚝 – see 蠔 (“oyster”). (This character is the simplified form of 蠔).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		蚝
alternative forms		蛓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cì (ci⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìh
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴
    • Yale: tsz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyh
    • Palladius: цы (cy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci³
    • Yale: chi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³/

Definitions

蚝

1. caterpillars of family Limacodidae (slug moths; cup moths)
2. caterpillars of subfamily Arctiinae (tiger moths)
3. blister beetle (family Meloidae)
4. tiger beetle (subfamily Cicindelinae)

Korean

Hanja

蚝 (eumhun 쐐기 자 (sswaegi ja))

1. certain hairy and poisonous caterpillar

Synonyms

• 蚝 (자, ja)
• 蛅 (점, jeom)
• 蟖 (사, sa)
• 蛅蟖 (점사, jeomsa)

Compounds

• 蛅蟖 (점사, jeomsa)

Related terms

• 毛蟲 (모충, mochung) caterpillar
• 幼蟲 (유충, yuchung) larva

See also

• 蛾 (아, a) moth
• 毛 (모, mo) hair, wool, fur, feather, fuzz

Vietnamese

Han character

蚝: Hán Việt readings: hào, thứ
蚝: Nôm readings: hào

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