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蚕
蚕
See also: 蠶
Translingual
Han character
蚕 (radical 142 虫+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹大中一戈 (HKLMI) or 一大中一戈 (MKLMI), four-corner 20136, composition ⿱天虫)
References
- KangXi: page 1077, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32869
- Dae Jaweon: page 1546, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2837, character 2
- Unihan data for U+8695
Chinese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蚕 – see 蠶. (This character, 蚕, is the simplified form of 蠶.) |
Notes:
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Etymology 2
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simp. and trad. |
蚕 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢˇ
- Wade-Giles: t'ien3
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tean
- IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 蚕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 他典切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/tʰenX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/tʰenX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/tʰɛnX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/tʰɛnX/ |
| Li Rong |
/tʰenX/ |
| Wang Li |
/tʰienX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/tʰienX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
tiǎn |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蚕 | 蚕 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6703 | 12390 |
| Phonetic component |
兓 | 天 |
| Rime group |
侵 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
蠶 | 腆 |
| Old Chinese |
/*zluːm/ | /*hl'iːnʔ/ |
| Notes | 俗蠶字 | 見爾雅 |
Definitions
蚕
- Only used in 豎蚕／竖蚕.
References
Japanese
Kanji
蚕
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蠶)
Readings
- Goon: ぞん (zon) (non-Jōyō reading), てん (ten) (non-Jōyō reading)
- Kan’on: さん (san), てん (ten) (non-Jōyō reading)
- Kun: かいこ (kaiko)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蚕 |
|
かいこ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi |
Noun
蚕 (hiragana かいこ, katakana カイコ, romaji kaiko)
- the silkworm (Bombyx mori)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as カイコ.