Translingual

Han character

螈 (radical 142 虫+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一竹火 (LIMHF), four-corner 5119₆, composition ⿰虫原)

1. newt

References

• KangXi: page 1092, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33372
• Dae Jaweon: page 1557, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2877, character 11
• Unihan data for U+8788

Chinese

Pronunciation

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. newt

Readings

• Goon: ごん (gon)
• Kan’on: げん (gen)
• Kun: いもり (imori)

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

螈 • ‎(won) (hangeul 원, revised won, McCune-Reischauer wŏn)

1. newt

Compounds

• 영원 (蠑螈, yeong-won, “newt”)