蟻
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
蟻 (radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿土戈 (LITGI), four-corner 58153, composition ⿰虫義)
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1099, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33672
- Dae Jaweon: page 1563, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2898, character 11
- Unihan data for U+87FB
Chinese[edit]
| trad. | 蟻 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 蚁 | |
| variant forms | 螘 蛾 | |
Glyph origin[edit]
| Characters in the same phonetic series (我) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 莪 | *ŋaːl |
| 哦 | *ŋaːl |
| 娥 | *ŋaːl |
| 峨 | *ŋaːl |
| 峩 | *ŋaːl |
| 鵝 | *ŋaːl |
| 俄 | *ŋaːl |
| 蛾 | *ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ |
| 睋 | *ŋaːl |
| 涐 | *ŋaːl |
| 誐 | *ŋaːl |
| 硪 | *ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ |
| 我 | *ŋaːlʔ |
| 騀 | *ŋaːlʔ |
| 餓 | *ŋaːls |
| 義 | *ŋrals |
| 儀 | *ŋral |
| 轙 | *ŋral, *ŋralʔ |
| 檥 | *ŋral, *ŋralʔ |
| 蟻 | *ŋralʔ |
| 艤 | *ŋralʔ |
| 礒 | *ŋralʔ |
| 羛 | *ŋralʔ, *hŋral |
| 議 | *ŋrals |
| 犧 | *hŋral |
| 曦 | *hŋral |
| 羲 | *hŋral |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋralʔ): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 義 (OC *ŋrals).
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/p/s-rwak.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
蟻
Synonyms[edit]
| Dialectal synonyms of 螞蟻 (“ant”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | 蟻、螞蟻 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 螞蟻 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 螞蟻 |
| Taiwan | 螞蟻 | |
| Tianjin | 螞蟻 | |
| Jinan | 螞蟻、米蛘 | |
| Xi'an | 螞蟻 | |
| Wuhan | 螞蟻、螞印子、螞燕子 | |
| Chengdu | 螞蟻兒、螞蟻子 | |
| Yangzhou | 螞蟻 | |
| Hefei | 螞蟻 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蟻 |
| Hong Kong | 蟻 | |
| Taishan | 蟻 | |
| Yangjiang | 蟻 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 螞蟻、螞寅子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蟻公、蟻仔 |
| Xingning | 咪公 | |
| Huidong | 蟻 | |
| Qujiang | 蟻公 | |
| Xiaosanjiang | 蟻公 | |
| Changting | 蟻公 | |
| Pingyu | 蟻公 | |
| Wuping | 蟻公 | |
| Liancheng | 蟻公 | |
| Ninghua | 蟻公 | |
| Yudu | 螞蟻 | |
| Ruijin | 蟻公子、螞蟻 | |
| Shicheng | 蟻公 | |
| Shangyou | 螞蟻 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蟻公 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 蟻公 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 蟻公 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 蟻公 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 蟻公 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 蟻子 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 螞蚍蜉、螞蚍蜉兒、螞蟻 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蟻稚仔 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 紅蟻、黃蟻 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 狗蟻 |
| Quanzhou | 狗蟻 | |
| Zhangzhou | 狗蟻 | |
| Taipei | 狗蟻 | |
| Kaohsiung | 狗蟻 | |
| Tainan | 狗蟻 | |
| Taichung | 狗蟻 | |
| Hsinchu | 狗蟻 | |
| Lukang | 狗蟻 | |
| Sanxia | 狗蟻 | |
| Yilan | 狗蟻 | |
| Kinmen | 狗蟻 | |
| Magong | 狗蟻 | |
| Penang | 蟻 | |
| Philippines (Manila) | 狗蟻、蟻 | |
| Chaozhou | 蟻 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 螞蟻 |
| Suzhou | 螞蟻 | |
| Wenzhou | 火蟻 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 螞蟻子 |
| Shuangfeng | 螞蟻子 | |
Compounds[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟻
Readings[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 螘 (rare)
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蟻 |
| ぎ Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 蟻 (ngjeX). Compare modern Cantonese reading ngai5.
Pronunciation[edit]
Affix[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
This reading is only found in compounds. When the character is used on its own, it is always read as the kun'yomi of ari.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 蟻群 (gigun): a group of ants
- 蟻径 (gikei): a narrow road or path (from the way that ants tend to travel in single file)
- 蟻穴 (giketsu): an anthill, a hole dug by ants; a very small fault or mistake
- 蟻蚕 (gisan): a silkworm that has just hatched from its egg (from the superficial similarity to an ant)
- 蟻酸 (gisan): formic acid
- 蟻酸塩 (gisan'en): formate
- 蟻集, 蟻聚 (gishū): a large grouping, as of many ants
- 蟻走感 (gisōkan): formication: a feeling as of many bugs crawling on one's skin
- 蟻付 (gifu): a large grouping or gathering of people, much as ants will gather around something sweet
- 蟻封 (gihō): an anthill
- 蟻量 (giryō): “ant-weight”: the weight of a silkworm just after hatching from its egg (see 蟻蚕 above)
- 蟻垤 (gitetsu): an anthill
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蟻 |
| あり Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
Unknown. From Old Japanese, but ultimate derivation remains a mystery. There are potentially interesting similarities to Korean 아리 (ari, “leg”) and 아래 (arae, “below, beneath”), but evidence is lacking.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Idioms[edit]
Idioms
- 蟻の這い出る隙間もない (ari no haideru sukima mo nai): “not even a crack wide enough for an ant to crawl through” → without a gap, close, tight
- 蟻の熊野参り (ari no Kumano-mairi), 蟻の伊勢参り (ari no Ise-mairi), 蟻の百度参り (ari no hyakudo-mairi), 蟻の堂参り (ari no dō-mairi), 蟻の物参り (ari no mono-mairi): “an ants' pilgrimage to Kumano / Ise / the hundred shrines and temples / the temples / the holy sites” → a metaphor likening ants in single file to a procession of pilgrims; alternately, a metaphor for a large group of people moving in single file
- 蟻の一穴 (ari no ikketsu): “a single ant-hole” → a metaphor for the way a tiny thing can cause grave consequences; compare a stitch in time saves nine
- 蟻の穴から堤も崩れる (ari no ana kara tsutsumi mo kuzureru), 蟻の穴より堤の崩れ (ari no ana yori tsutsumi no kuzure): “even a dike can fall apart due to an ant-hole” → a metaphor for the way a tiny thing can cause grave consequences; compare a stitch in time saves nine
- 蟻の甘きにつく如し (ari no amaki ni tsuku gotoshi): “just like ants drawn to a sweet” → a metaphor for the way that people are drawn to profitable things; compare like a moth to a flame, of nearly opposite meaning
- 蟻の思いも天に届く (ari no omoi mo ten ni todoku), 蟻の思いも天に昇る (ari no omoi mo ten ni noboru): “even an ant's thoughts can reach / rise to the heavens” → no matter how humble or lowly, if one tries hard enough, one's wishes can still be heard by the gods in heaven; compare where there's a will, there's a way
- 蟻の塔を組む如し (ari no tō o kumu gotoshi): “just like building an ant tower [anthill]” → even great deeds can be accomplished through patient work; compare a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Etymology 3[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蟻 |
| ありのこ Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 子 (ko, “child; small thing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
蟻 (hiragana ありのこ, rōmaji arinoko)
- (obsolete) an ant, particularly one without wings
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)
- 蚊蟻 上可 下音疑 訓安利乃古[2]
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)
- (obsolete) an ant egg or larva
Usage notes[edit]
The spelling of 蟻 for ari no ko is generally only seen in old texts. In modern Japanese, this term is much more commonly spelled as 蟻の子.
References[edit]
Kikai[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟻
Readings[edit]
- Native: あーにー (ānī), あに (ani), あい (ai)
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
蟻 • (ui) (hangeul 의, revised ui, McCune–Reischauer ŭi, Yale uy)
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Northern Amami-Oshima[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Kanji[edit]
Noun[edit]
Oki-No-Erabu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Noun[edit]
Okinawan[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Southern Amami-Oshima[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Kanji[edit]
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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Yonaguni[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Noun[edit]
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