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蠶

See also: 蠺 and 蚕
蠶 U+8836, 蠶
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8836
← 蠵
[U+8835] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蠷 →
[U+8837]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

蠶 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+18, 24 strokes, cangjie input 一山日中戈 (MUALI), four-corner 11136, composition ⿱朁䖵)

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1103, character 33
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33890
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1566, character 34
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2908, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+8836

Chinese edit

trad. 蠶
simp. 蚕*
alternative forms
 
𧉏
蝅
𧑯
𧌩
䗝
𧉏
蝅
𧑯
𧌩
䗝
䗞
䘉／蚕
𧕽
𧖟
蠺

Glyph origin edit

Characters in the same phonetic series (兓) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
簪 *ʔsɯːm, *ʔsrɯm
撍 *ʔsluːm, *ʔsluːmʔ, *ʔsluːms, *ʔsrum
鐕 *ʔsluːm
憯 *sʰluːmʔ, *sʰlɯːmʔ
噆 *sʰluːmʔ, *ʔsluːb
朁 *sʰlɯːmʔ, *zlam
蠶 *zluːm
蚕 *zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ
糣 *sluːmʔ
熸 *ʔslom
鬵 *zlam, *zɯm, *ljɯm
灊 *zlam, *zɯm, *ljɯm
潛 *zlom, *zloms
僭 *ʔslɯːms
兓 *sl'ɯm
嶜 *zlum
兂 *ʔsrɯm
譖 *ʔsrums

Etymology edit

Bodman (1980) relates this to Tibetan སྡོམ (sdom, “spider”). Perhaps cognate to 蔪 (OC *zamʔ, “entwine”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation edit

Note:
  • Xiamen, Zhangzhou:
    • chhâm - literary;
    • chhêng/chhân - vernacular.
  • Taiwan:
    • chhâm - literary;
    • thâm - vernacular;
    • chhân - vernacular (used in 蠶豆).
Note:
  • coin5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
  • cain5 - Jieyang.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 蠶
Mandarin Beijing /t͡sʰan³⁵/
Harbin /t͡sʰan²⁴/
Tianjin /t͡sʰan⁴⁵/
Jinan /t͡sʰã⁴²/
Qingdao /t͡sʰã⁴²/
Zhengzhou /t͡sʰan⁴²/
Xi'an /t͡sʰã²⁴/
Xining /t͡sʰã²⁴/
Yinchuan /t͡sʰan⁵³/
Lanzhou /t͡sʰɛ̃n⁵³/
Ürümqi /t͡sʰan⁵¹/
Wuhan /t͡sʰan²¹³/
Chengdu /t͡sʰan³¹/
Guiyang /t͡sʰan²¹/
Kunming /t͡sʰã̠³¹/
Nanjing /t͡sʰaŋ²⁴/
Hefei /t͡sʰæ̃⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /t͡sʰæ̃¹¹/
Pingyao /t͡sʰɑŋ¹³/
/t͡sɑŋ¹³/ ～兒
Hohhot /t͡sʰæ̃³¹/
Wu Shanghai /zø²³/
Suzhou /zø¹³/
Hangzhou /d͡zẽ̞²¹³/
Wenzhou /zø³¹/
Hui Shexian /t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/
/t͡sʰʌ̃⁴⁴/
Tunxi /t͡sʰɔn⁴⁴/
Xiang Changsha /t͡san¹³/
Xiangtan /d͡zan¹²/
Gan Nanchang /t͡sʰɵn²⁴/
Hakka Meixian /t͡sʰam¹¹/
Taoyuan /t͡sʰɑm¹¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /t͡sʰam²¹/
Nanning /t͡sʰan²¹/
Hong Kong /t͡sʰam²¹/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /t͡sʰam³⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /t͡sʰaŋ³³/
Shantou (Teochew) /t͡sʰõi⁵⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /sai³¹/
Rime
Character 蠶
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 從 (15)
Final (韻) 覃 (159)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 昨含切
Baxter dzom
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/d͡zʌm/
Pan
Wuyun 		/d͡zəm/
Shao
Rongfen 		/d͡zɒm/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/d͡zəm/
Li
Rong 		/d͡zᴀm/
Wang
Li 		/d͡zɒm/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/d͡zʱăm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		cán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		caam4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 蠶
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		cán
Middle
Chinese 		‹ dzom ›
Old
Chinese 		/*C.[dz]ˁ[ə]m/
English silkworm

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 蠶
Reading # 1/1
No. 6702
Phonetic
component 		兓
Rime
group 		侵
Rime
subdivision 		3
Corresponding
MC rime 		蠶
Old
Chinese 		/*zluːm/

Definitions edit

蠶

  1. silkworm

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 蠶 (“silkworm”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 蠶
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 蠶
Taxonomic name 蠶
Mandarin Beijing 蠶
Taiwan 蠶
Harbin 蠶
Shenyang 蠶
Yantai (Muping) 蠶
Jinan 蠶
Luoyang 蠶兒
Wanrong 蠶
Xi'an 蠶
Yinchuan 蠶
Lanzhou 蠶兒
Xining 蠶
Ürümqi 蠶
Wuhan 蠶
Huanggang 蠶兒
Chengdu 蠶子
Guiyang 蠶子
Kunming 蠶
Guilin 蠶
Liuzhou 蠶, 蠶蟲
Xuzhou 蠶
Yangzhou 蠶子, 蠶
Nanjing 蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶, 寶貝
Hefei 蠶
Nantong 蠶兒, 蠶寶寶
Cantonese Guangzhou 蠶蟲, 蠶
Hong Kong 蠶蟲, 蠶
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 蠶蟲, 蠶
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 蠶蟲
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 蠶蟲
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 蠶蟲
Macau 蠶
Guangzhou (Panyu) 蠶
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 蠶
Guangzhou (Conghua) 蠶
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 蠶
Foshan 蠶
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 蠶
Foshan (Shunde) 蠶
Foshan (Sanshui) 蠶
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 蠶
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 蠶蟲
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 蠶蟲
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 蠶
Zhuhai (Doumen) 蠶
Jiangmen (Baisha) 蠶
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 蠶
Taishan 蠶
Kaiping (Chikan) 蠶
Enping (Niujiang) 蠶
Heshan (Yayao) 蠶
Dongguan 蠶蟲, 蠶
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 蠶
Qingyuan 蠶蟲
Fogang 蠶
Yingde (Hanguang) 蠶蟲
Yangshan 蠶蟲
Lianshan (Butian) 蠶
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 蠶
Shaoguan 蠶蟲
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 蠶
Renhua 蠶蟲
Lechang 蠶蟲
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 蠶
Sihui 蠶
Guangning 蠶
Deqing 蠶
Huaiji 蠶
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 蠶
Yunfu 蠶
Xinxing 蠶
Luoding 蠶蟲
Yunan (Pingtai) 蠶
Yangjiang 蠶
Xinyi 蠶
Lianjiang 蠶, 蠶蟲
Nanning 蠶蟲, 蠶
Wuzhou 蠶
Yulin 蠶
Hepu (Lianzhou) 蠶
Danzhou 蠶
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 蠶
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 蠶
Gan Nanchang 蠶
Lichuan 蠶
Pingxiang 蠶蟲
Hakka Meixian 蠶仔
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 蠶蟲
Dongguan (Qingxi) 蠶
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 蠶蟲
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 蠶蟲
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 蠶
Heyuan (Bendihua) 蠶
Liannan 蠶
Conghua (Lütian) 蠶
Jiexi 蠶
Changting 蠶哩
Ninghua 蠶
Yudu 蠶子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 蠶仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 蠶仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 蠶仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 蠶
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 蠶仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 蠶
Hong Kong 蠶蟲
Luchuan 蠶
Luchuan (Daqiao) 蠶
Senai (Huiyang) 蠶
Huizhou Jixi 蠶
Tunxi 蠶兒
Jin Taiyuan 蠶, 蠶兒
Pingyao 蠶兒
Xinzhou 蠶兒
Hohhot 蠶
Northern Min Jian'ou 蠶仔
Songxi 蠶仔
Zhenghe 蠶仔
Jianyang 蠶仔
Wuyishan 蠶仔
Pucheng (Shibei) 蠶蟲
Eastern Min Fuzhou 蠶繭
Changle 蠶囝
Fuqing 桑囝
Yongtai 蠶囝
Gutian 蠶繭
Fu'an 蠶
Ningde 蠶繭
Shouning 桑蟲
Zhouning 蠶
Fuding 蠶
Matsu 絲蟲
Southern Min Xiamen 娘仔
Xiamen (Tong'an) 娘仔
Quanzhou 娘仔
Jinjiang 娘仔
Yongchun 娘仙, 娘
Zhangzhou 娘仔, 蠶
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 娘仔, 蠶貓仔
Hua'an 絲蟲
Pinghe 蠶仔
Yunxiao 蠶
Dongshan 蠶
Taipei 娘仔
New Taipei (Sanxia) 娘仔
Kaohsiung 蠶仔
Yilan 娘仔
Changhua (Lukang) 娘仔
Taichung 娘仔
Tainan 蠶仔
Hsinchu 娘仔
Kinmen 娘仔, 蠶
Penghu (Magong) 娘仔, 蠶
Longyan 蠶仔
Zhangping (Yongfu) 蟲
Datian 絲蟲
Pingnan (Shangdu) 蠶仔
Chaozhou 蠶
Shantou 蠶
Haifeng 蠶
Bangkok (Teochew) 蠶
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 蠶
Wenchang 蠶
Haikou 蠶蟲, 蠶
Central Min Yong'an 蠶仔蟲, 蠶仔
Sanyuan 蠶仔
Shaxian 蠶仔
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 蠶
Sanxiang 蠶蟲
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 蠶蟲
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 蠶
Wu Shanghai 蠶, 蠶寶寶
Shanghai (Chongming) 蠶
Suzhou 蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶
Wuxi 蠶寶寶
Danyang 蠶
Hangzhou 蠶寶寶
Ningbo 蠶, 蠶寶寶
Wenzhou 蠶兒
Jinhua 蠶兒
Xiang Changsha 蠶子, 蠶
Loudi 蠶子
Shuangfeng 蠶子
Quanzhou 蠶

Compounds edit

Japanese edit

Shinjitai

蚕

Kyūjitai

蠶

Kanji edit

蠶

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 蚕)

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Readings edit

Korean edit

Hanja edit

蠶 (eumhun 누에 잠 (nue jam))

  1. silkworm

Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

蠶: Hán Nôm readings: tàm, tằm

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