蟻

See also 蚁

Translingual

Han character

蟻 (radical 142 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿土戈 (LITGI), four-corner 5815₃, composition ⿰虫義)

1. ants

References

• 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

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Cantonese

Hanzi

蟻 (simplified 蚁, jyutping ngai5, Yale ngai5)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ari/

Noun

蟻 (hiragana あり, romaji ari)

1. ant

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /arinoko/

Noun

蟻 (hiragana ありのこ, romaji arinoko)

1. ant
   • 794: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)

     蚊蟻 上可 下音疑 訓安利乃古

Kanji

蟻 (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• On: ぎ (gi)
• Kun: あり (ari)

Compounds

• 蟻酸 (gisan): formic acid

References

• Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), ISBN 4-7629-3088-1.

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Korean

Hanja

蟻 (hangeul 의, revised ui, McCune-Reischauer ŭi, Yale uy)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

蟻 (simplified 蚁, pinyin jǐ (ji3), yǐ (yi3), Wade-Giles chi³, i³)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蟻 (nghĩ, nghị)