蚵

Translingual

Han character

蚵 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一弓口 (LIMNR), four-corner 5112₀, composition ⿰虫可)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1079, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32924
• Dae Jaweon: page 1548, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2842, character 4
• Unihan data for U+86B5

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Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
砢	*ɡ·raːlʔ
柯	*kaːl
菏	*kaːl, *ɡaːl
牁	*kaːl
滒	*kaːl
哥	*kaːl
歌	*kaːl
謌	*kaːl
鴚	*kaːl
哿	*kaːlʔ
舸	*kaːlʔ
笴	*kaːlʔ, *kaːnʔ
軻	*kʰaːl, *kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls
珂	*kʰaːl
可	*kʰaːlʔ
岢	*kʰaːlʔ
坷	*kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls
蚵	*kʰaːls, *ɡaːl
呵	*qʰaːl, *qʰaːls
訶	*qʰaːl
抲	*qʰaːl
荷	*qʰaːls, *ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ
何	*ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ
河	*ɡaːl
苛	*ɡaːl
魺	*ɡaːl
袔	*ɡaːls
阿	*qaːl
妸	*qaːl, *qaːlʔ
疴	*qaːl, *kʰraːls
鈳	*qaːl
娿	*qaːl, *qaːlʔ
痾	*qaːl
跒	*kʰraːlʔ
閜	*qʰraːlʔ

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		蚵
alternative forms		蠔／蚝

Cognate with 蠔／蚝 (“oyster”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kè, é (ke⁴, e²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ò
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ô

  (Teochew, Peng'im): o⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
    • Yale: kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
    • Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: é
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: é
    • Wade–Giles: o²
    • Yale: é
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
    • Palladius: э (e)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ho⁴
    • Yale: hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ò
    • Hakka Romanization System: oˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: o²
    • Sinological IPA: /o¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô
    • Tâi-lô: ô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /o²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /o²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /o¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /o²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: o⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蚵

1. (Southern Min, Hakka, Taiwanese Mandarin) oyster

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 牡蠣 (“oyster”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣
Taxonomic name		牡蠣
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
	Malaysia	蠔
	Singapore	蠔
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	海蠣子
Southwestern Mandarin	Nanning (Wuming)	蠔
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠔
	Hong Kong	蠔, 生蠔
	Dongguan	蠔
	Yangjiang	蠔
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蠔
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蠔
Hakka	Meixian	蠔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蚵仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蚵仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蚵仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蚵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蚵仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蚵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蠣黃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠣
	Lianjiang	八蠣
	Fuqing	蠣
	Matsu	蠣
	Singapore (Fuqing)	蠣
Southern Min	Xiamen	蚵仔, 蚵
	Quanzhou	蚵仔, 蚵
	Zhangzhou	蚵仔, 蚵
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	蚵仔
	Zhao'an	蚵仔
	Taipei	蚵仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蚵
	Kaohsiung	蚵仔
	Yilan	蚵仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	蚵仔
	Taichung	蚵仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蚵
	Tainan	蚵仔
	Taitung	蚵仔
	Hsinchu	蚵仔
	Kinmen	蚵
	Penghu (Magong)	蚵
	Penang (Hokkien)	蚵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蚵
	Manila (Hokkien)	蚵仔
	Chaozhou	蠔
	Shantou	蠔, 水生
	Shantou (Chenghai)	蠔
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	蠔
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	蠔仔
	Jieyang	蠔, 水生, 水魚
	Haifeng	蠔
	Singapore (Teochew)	蠔
	Leizhou	蠔
	Wenchang	蠔
Puxian Min	Putian	蚮
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蠔
	Xianyou	蚮, 蠔
Wu	Ningbo	蠣黃
	Wenzhou	蠣膏

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kè, kē (ke⁴, ke¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄎㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
    • Yale: kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
    • Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kē
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ke
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹
    • Yale: kē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
    • Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khaH

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口箇切
Baxter	khaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰaH/
Li Rong	/kʰɑH/
Wang Li	/kʰɑH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰɑH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
No.	7452
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	坷
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːls/
Notes	引爾雅，今本作何

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蚵

1. Only used in 屎蚵蜋.

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kè (ke⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
    • Yale: kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
    • Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ho⁴
    • Yale: hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: khaH

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口箇切
Baxter	khaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰaH/
Li Rong	/kʰɑH/
Wang Li	/kʰɑH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰɑH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
No.	7452
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	坷
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːls/
Notes	引爾雅，今本作何

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蚵

1. Only used in 螪蚵.

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hé (he²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): o⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hé
    • Wade–Giles: ho²
    • Yale: hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
    • Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ho⁴
    • Yale: hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: o⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ha

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	胡歌切
Baxter	ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
No.	7461
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	何
Old Chinese	/*ɡaːl/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蚵

1. Only used in 蚵蚾 and 蚵蠪／蚵𰲴.

References

• “(#)”, in 臺灣閩南語按呢寫‎^[1], Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2013.

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Japanese

Kanji

蚵

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): か (ka), が (ga)