See also: and 𮓼
U+87F2, 蟲
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87F2

[U+87F1]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+87F3]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 142, +12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈中戈戈 (LILII), four-corner 50136, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1098, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33633
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1562, character 22
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2891, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+87F2

Chinese

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trad.
simp. *
alternative forms
𧈰
⿱䖝⿰䖝䖝

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
 

Ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : Triplication of (“snake; insect”).

Note that is also a traditional character on its own.

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *djuŋ (insect; bug) (STEDT).

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • tè̤ng - vernacular;
  • tṳ̀ng - literary.
Note:
  • thâng - vernacular;
  • thiông - literary.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (11)
Final () (2)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter drjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖɨuŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖiuŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiuŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖuwŋ/
Li
Rong
/ȡiuŋ/
Wang
Li
/ȡĭuŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi̯uŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chóng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cung4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
chóng
Middle
Chinese
‹ drjuwng ›
Old
Chinese
/*C.lruŋ/
English insect

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
Reading # 1/2
No. 1506
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*l'uŋ/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. bug, including insects, worms, etc. (Classifier: m c;  m c;  h)
    1. (figuratively) powerless person
  2. (literary) animal, including human; creature
      ―  luǒchóng  ―  creature without covering (furless, featherless, scaleless, shellless; including human)
      ―  chóng  ―  reptile
      ―  chóng  ―  tiger
  3. insect infestation
  4. person of some characteristic
      ―  lǎnchóng  ―  a lazy fellow
    糊塗糊涂  ―  hútúchóng  ―  a foolish one
  5. person who likes some activity and do it often
      ―  shūchóng  ―  an avid book reader
      ―  wǎngchóng  ―  a heavy internet user
      ―  piáochóng  ―  one who frequently visit prostitutes
  6. a surname
Synonyms
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Compounds

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Pronunciation 2

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms


Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (11)
Final () (2)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter drjuwngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖɨuŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖiuŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiuŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖuwŋH/
Li
Rong
/ȡiuŋH/
Wang
Li
/ȡĭuŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi̯uŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zung6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 1508
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*l'uŋs/

Definitions

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  1. (obsolete, of insect) to bite; to eat

Pronunciation 3

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (11)
Final () (2)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter drjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖɨuŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖiuŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiuŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖuwŋ/
Li
Rong
/ȡiuŋ/
Wang
Li
/ȡĭuŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi̯uŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chóng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cung4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
chóng
Middle
Chinese
‹ drjuwng ›
Old
Chinese
/*C.lruŋ/
English insect

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
Reading # 1/2
No. 1506
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*l'uŋ/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. Alternative form of

Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanjikyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. Kyūjitai form of : insect, bug

Readings

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  • Go-on: じゅう ()ぢゆう (dyuu, historical)
  • Kan-on: ちゅう (chū)ちゆう (tyuu, historical)
  • Kun: むし (mushi, )

Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC drjuwng).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 뜌ᇰ (Yale: ttyùng)
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun) Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[3] 벌에〮 (Yale: pèlGéy) 튜ᇰ (Yale: thyùng)

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

(eumhun 벌레 (beolle chung))

  1. hanja form? of (insect; bug)

Compounds

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References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [4]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: trùng, sùng

  1. chữ Hán form of trùng (insect; microbe, germ).

Compounds

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