U+872E, 蜮
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-872E

[U+872D]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+872F]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 142, +8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈戈口一 (LIIRM), four-corner 53150, composition )

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1087, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33176
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2860, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+872E

Chinese edit

simp. and trad.
alternative forms Pronunciation 1
mythical creature

Glyph origin edit

Pronunciation 1 edit


Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (35) (33)
Final () (135) (132)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter hwik hwok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦwɨk̚/ /ɦwək̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦʷɨk̚/ /ɦʷək̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣiuek̚/ /ɣuək̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦwik̚/ /ɦwək̚/
Li
Rong
/ɣiuək̚/ /ɣuək̚/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭwək̚/ /ɣuək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯wək̚/ /ɣwək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wik6 wak6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 5550 5555
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡʷɯːɡ/ /*ɢʷrɯɡ/

Definitions edit

  1. (Chinese mythology) a small three-legged turtle-like creature that lives in water and spits sand at humans, often forcefully enough to kill them.
    Synonyms: 射工, 射影 (shèyǐng), 短狐, 水弩
  2. pestilent insect that eats young leaves
Compounds edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“frog or toad”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit