蜡

See also: 蠟

Translingual

Traditional	蠟
Shinjitai (extended)	蝋
Simplified	蜡

Han character

蜡 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿日 (LITA), four-corner 5416₁, composition ⿰虫昔)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1086, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33150
• Dae Jaweon: page 1553, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2859, character 10
• Unihan data for U+8721

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 蠟 (“wax; candle; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 蠟).

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.		蜡
alternative forms		䄍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhà, chà (zha⁴, cha⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˋ, ㄔㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caa³ / caai³ / zaa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhà
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhà
    • Wade–Giles: cha⁴
    • Yale: jà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jah
    • Palladius: чжа (čža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chà
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chà
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴
    • Yale: chà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chah
    • Palladius: ча (ča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: caa³ / caai³ / zaa³
    • Yale: cha / chaai / ja
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa³ / tsaai³ / dzaa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ca³ / cai³ / za³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː³³/, /t͡sʰaːi̯³³/, /t͡saː³³/

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• Middle Chinese: tshjoH

Rime
Character	蜡
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七慮切
Baxter	tshjoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨʌH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɔH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiɔH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɨə̆H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɔH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭoH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯woH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰaːɡs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜡
Reading #	2/2
No.	13279
Phonetic component	昔
Rime group	暮
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	覰
Old Chinese	/*sʰaːɡs/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蜡

1. A Zhou dynasty-era type of sacrificial rite.

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		蜡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qù (qu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü⁴
    • Yale: chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuh
    • Palladius: цюй (cjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tshjoH

Rime
Character	蜡
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七慮切
Baxter	tshjoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨʌH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɔH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiɔH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɨə̆H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɔH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭoH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯woH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰaːɡs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜡
Reading #	2/2
No.	13279
Phonetic component	昔
Rime group	暮
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	覰
Old Chinese	/*sʰaːɡs/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蜡

1. original character of 蛆 (qū).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 䖳 (“jellyfish”). (This character is a variant form of 䖳).

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		蜡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jí (ji²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jí
    • Wade–Giles: chi²
    • Yale: jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蜡

1. a kind of insect

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B04290

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Japanese

Kanji

蜡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): しょ (sho), わ (wa), じゃ (ja), せき (seki), しゃく (shaku)
• Kun: うじむし (ujimushi)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
蜡
うじ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see the following entry.

【うじウジ】 [noun] (less common) larva, maggot Alternative spelling 蛆

(This term, 蜡, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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Korean

Hanja

蜡 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa, Yale sa)

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