蜀

Translingual

Han character

蜀 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田中心中戈 (WLPLI), four-corner 6012₇, composition ⿱罒𠣜)

Derived characters

擉 噣 獨 (独) 濁 (浊) 斶 臅 燭 (烛) 鐲 (镯) 襡 蠋 躅 觸 (触) 髑 韣 蠲 劅 斀 歜 斣 鸀 薥 屬 (属)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33086
• Dae Jaweon: page 1551, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2921, character 13
• Unihan data for U+8700

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		蜀

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 蜀
Shang	Western Zhou		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Oracle bone script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
襡	*toːʔ, *toːɡs, *doːʔ, *doːɡ, *djoɡ
噣	*toːɡs, *tuɡs, *rtoːɡ, *tjoɡ
斣	*toːɡs
歜	*sdoːmʔ, *tʰjoɡ
斀	*rtoːɡ
孎	*rtoːɡ, *toɡ
濁	*rdoːɡ
鐲	*rdoːɡ, *zroːɡ, *djoɡ
鸀	*rdoːɡ, *tjoɡ
擉	*sʰroːɡ
獨	*doːɡ
髑	*doːɡ
韣	*doːɡ, *tjoɡ, *djoɡ
斸	*toɡ
钃	*toɡ
欘	*toɡ
躅	*doɡ
蠋	*doɡ, *tjoɡ
燭	*tjoɡ
囑	*tjoɡ
矚	*tjoɡ
屬	*tjoɡ, *djoɡ
属	*tjoɡ, *djoɡ
蠾	*tjoɡ, *djoɡ
觸	*tʰjoɡ
臅	*tʰjoɡ
觕	*sʰlaː, *zlaːʔ, *tʰjoɡ
蜀	*djoɡ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shǔ (shu³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): su²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): suk⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sio̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zuag⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shu³
    • Yale: shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuu
    • Palladius: шу (šu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: su²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: su
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: suk⁶
    • Yale: suhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsua̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suak̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyowk

Rime
Character	蜀
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	市玉切
Baxter	dzyowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑuawk̚/
Li Rong	/ʑiok̚/
Wang Li	/ʑĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	suk6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]ok/

  (Zhengzhang): /*djoɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蜀
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shǔ
Middle Chinese	‹ dzyowk ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]ok/
English	caterpillar; Shu [place name]
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜀
Reading #	1/1
No.	11842
Phonetic component	蜀
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	蜀
Old Chinese	/*djoɡ/
Notes	甲文本象形，此爲加蟲轉註字， 亦作蠋

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蜀

1. (～國) Shu Han (Shu), a state in ancient China
2. Sichuan province in modern China

See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周／东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
			Warring States period 戰國／战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢／汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢／西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國／三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉
		Wu 吳／吴
Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉／西晋
		Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏／东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊／北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊／南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
		Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼／西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜀 – see 一 (“one; each; every; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 一).

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Japanese

Kanji

蜀

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. green caterpillar
2. Sichuan

Readings

• Go-on: ぞく (zoku)
• Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
• Kun: いもむし (imomushi, 蜀)

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Korean

Hanja

蜀 • (chok)

• Eumhun:
  • Sound (hangeul): 촉 (revised: chok, McCune–Reischauer: ch'ok, Yale: chok)
  • Name (hangeul): 나라이름
    

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 蜀 (xọc, thục)

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