蟣

See also: 虮

蟣 U+87E3, 蟣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87E3 ← 蟢 [U+87E2] CJK Unified Ideographs 蟤 → [U+87E4]

Translingual

Han character

蟣 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈女戈戈 (LIVII), four-corner 5215₃, composition ⿰虫幾)

1. nit egg of a louse
2. foam

See also

• 卵, 蛋, 鮞/鲕, 鯤/鲲, 虮

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1097, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33596
• Dae Jaweon: page 1561, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2894, character 16
• Unihan data for U+87E3

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Chinese

trad.		蟣
simp.		虮*

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
機	*kɯl
譏	*kɯl
嘰	*kɯl
磯	*kɯl
鞿	*kɯl
饑	*kɯl
禨	*kɯl, *kɯls
幾	*kɯl, *kɯlʔ, *ɡɯl, *ɡɯls
鐖	*kɯl
僟	*kɯl
璣	*kɯl
蟣	*kɯlʔ, *ɡɯl
穖	*kɯlʔ
畿	*ɡɯl

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐ (ji³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chi³
    • Yale: jǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gei²
    • Yale: géi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kj+jX

Rime
Character	蟣
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居狶切
Baxter	kj+jX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨiX/
Pan Wuyun	/kɨiX/
Shao Rongfen	/kiəiX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɨjX/
Li Rong	/kiəiX/
Wang Li	/kĭəiX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ke̯iX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gei2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kɯlʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蟣
Reading #	1/2
No.	5799
Phonetic component	幾
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	蟣
Old Chinese	/*kɯlʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蟣

1. egg of a louse; nit
2. (literary) foam above wine

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蟣子 (“nit; egg of a louse”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蟣
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蟣子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蟣子
	Chengde	蟣子
	Chifeng	蟣子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蟣子
	Heihe	蟣子
	Qiqihar	蟣子
	Harbin	蟣子
	Jiamusi	蟣子
	Baicheng	蟣子
	Changchun	蟣子
	Tonghua	蟣子
	Shenyang	蟣子
	Jinzhou	蟣子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蟣子
	Tangshan	蟣子
	Cangzhou	蟣子
	Baoding	蟣子
	Shijiazhuang	蟣子
	Lijin	蟣子
	Jinan	蟣子, 蝨子子兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蟣子
	Dandong	蟣子
	Yantai	蟣子
	Yantai (Muping)	蟣子
	Qingdao	蟣子
	Zhucheng	蟣子
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	蟣子
	Jining	蟣
	Wanrong	蟣
	Linfen	蟣子
	Shangqiu	蟣子
	Yuanyang	蟣子
	Zhengzhou	蟣子
	Xinyang	蟣子
	Baihe	蟣子
	Xi'an	蟣子
	Baoji	蟣子
	Tianshui	蟣子
	Xining	蟣子
	Xuzhou	蟣子, 蟣
	Fuyang	蝨蟣
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蟣子
	Lanzhou	蟣子
	Dunhuang	蟣子
	Hami	蟣子
	Ürümqi	蟣子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蟣子, 蝨蛋
	Nanchong	蟣子
	Dazhou	蟣子
	Hanyuan	蟣子
	Xichang	蝨蛋
	Zigong	風蝨
	Chongqing	蟣蛋兒
	Wuhan	蟣子
	Yichang	蟣子
	Xiangyang	蟣子
	Tianmen	蟣子
	Guiyang	蟣子, 蟣子蛋, 蝨子蛋, 蝨蛋
	Zunyi	蟣子
	Bijie	蟣子
	Liping	蟣子
	Zhaotong	蟣子
	Dali	蟣子
	Kunming	蟣子
	Mengzi	蟣子
	Guilin	蟣子
	Liuzhou	蟣子, 蝨子蛋, 蝨蛋
	Jishou	蟣子
	Changde	蟣子
	Hanzhong	蟣子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蝨蟣子, 蝨蟣
	Yangzhou	蝨蟣
	Lianyungang	蟣子
	Lianshui	蟣蚤
	Nantong	蟣子
	Anqing	蝨蟣子
	Wuhu	蟣子
	Hefei	蝨蟣子
	Hong'an	蝨蟣子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蝨乸春
	Dongguan	蝨乸春
Gan	Nanchang	蝨蟣子
	Lichuan	蝨蛋
	Pingxiang	蝨子
Hakka	Meixian	蝨嫲卵, 蝨嫲春
Huizhou	Jixi	蝨子
	Shexian	蝨蟣
Jin	Taiyuan	蟣子
	Yangyuan	蟣子
	Datong	蟣子
	Xinzhou	蟣子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蟣子
	Changzhi	蟣子
	Linhe	蟣子
	Jining	蟣子
	Hohhot	蟣子
	Erenhot	蟣子
	Pingshan	蟣子
	Zhangjiakou	蟣子
	Handan	蟣子
	Linzhou	蟣哦
	Suide	蟣子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蝨嫲卵
Southern Min	Xiamen	蝨母卵
	Shantou	蝨卵
	Jieyang	蝨卵
	Leizhou	蝨卵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蝨蛋
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	蟣蝨子
	Ningbo	蟣子
	Wenzhou	蝨子
Xiang	Changsha	蝨子蛋

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qí, jǐ (qi², ji³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ, ㄐㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²
    • Yale: chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
    • Palladius: ци (ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chi³
    • Yale: jǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kei⁴
    • Yale: kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: gj+j

Rime
Character	蟣
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	渠希切
Baxter	gj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨi/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨj/
Li Rong	/ɡiəi/
Wang Li	/ɡĭəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ge̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.[ɡ]əj/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡɯl/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蟣
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qí
Middle Chinese	‹ gjɨj ›
Old Chinese	/*C.[ɡ]əj/ (not in GSR)
English	leech
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	蟣
Reading #	2/2
No.	5805
Phonetic component	幾
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	祈
Old Chinese	/*ɡɯl/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蟣

1. (literary) leech

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Japanese

Kanji

蟣

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. louse eggs
2. nits

Readings

• On (unclassified): き (ki)、け (ke)、げ (ge)
• Kun: しらみ (shirami)

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Korean

Hanja

蟣 (eum 기 (gi))

1. nits
2. leech