蜇

蜇 U+8707, 蜇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8707 ← 蜆 [U+8706] CJK Unified Ideographs 蜈 → [U+8708]

Translingual

Han character

蜇 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手中中一戈 (QLLMI), four-corner 5213₆, composition ⿱折虫)

1. jellyfish

Derived characters

• 𧏄

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33096
• Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2853, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8707

Chinese

simp. and trad.		蜇

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (折) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
晢	*ʔljeds, *ʔljed
狾	*ʔljeds
誓	*ɦljeds
逝	*ɦljeds
銴	*ɢljeds, *ɢʷleds
折	*l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed
娎	*hleːws, *qʰred
哳	*ʔr'eːd
踅	*sɢʷled
哲	*ʔl'ed
蜇	*ʔl'ed
悊	*ʔl'ed
嚞	*ted
喆	*ted
硩	*l̥ʰed, *l̥ʰeːɡ
浙	*ʔljed
晣	*ʔljed
焎	*hred

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔl'ed) : phonetic 折 (OC *l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed) + semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”).

Etymology 1

Possibly related to 蠆 (OC *m̥ʰraːds, “scorpion”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhē, zhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜ, ㄓㄜˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet²

• Jin (Wiktionary): zah⁴
• Eastern Min (BUC): diék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): diag⁴ / diêg⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷tseq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhē
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhe
    • Wade–Giles: chê¹
    • Yale: jē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: je
    • Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
    • Wade–Giles: chê²
    • Yale: jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
    • Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³
    • Yale: jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zet²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡set̚⁵⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: zah⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡saʔ²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: diék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiɛʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat
    • Tâi-lô: tiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛt̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diag⁴ / diêg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiak / tiek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiak̚²/, /tiek̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷tseq
    • MiniDict: tseh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tseq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡səʔ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: trjet

Rime
Character	蜇
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	仙 (83)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	陟列切
Baxter	trjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈˠiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈᵚiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶiæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈiat̚/
Li Rong	/ȶjɛt̚/
Wang Li	/ȶĭɛt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zit3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'ed/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜇
Reading #	1/1
No.	16942
Phonetic component	折
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	哲
Old Chinese	/*ʔl'ed/

Definitions

蜇

1. (of bees, scorpions, etc.) to sting; to bite
2. to sting; to smart

Compounds

• 蜇螫
• 蜇鼻
• 蜇齒／蜇齿

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “same as etymology 1?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhé (zhe²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet²

• Gan (Wiktionary): zet⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chat
• Jin (Wiktionary): zah⁴
• Eastern Min (BUC): diék / ciék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiat / chiat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): diag⁴ / diêg⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸zeq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
    • Wade–Giles: chê²
    • Yale: jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
    • Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³
    • Yale: jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zet²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡set̚⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zet⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chat
    • Hakka Romanization System: zad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚²/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: zah⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡saʔ²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: diék / ciék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiɛʔ²⁴/, /t͡siɛʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat
    • Tâi-lô: tiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diag⁴ / diêg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiak / tiek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiak̚²/, /tiek̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸zeq
    • MiniDict: zeh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹²/

Definitions

蜇

1. jellyfish

Compounds

• 海蜇 (hǎizhé)
• 海蜇皮 (hǎizhépí)
• 蜇皮 (zhépí)
• 蜇花
• 蜇頭／蜇头

 

Japanese

Kanji

蜇

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): てつ (tetsu); てち (techi)
• Kun: さす (sasu)