蠶
See also: 蠺 and 蚕
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Translingual
Han character
蠶 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+18, 24 strokes, cangjie input 一山日中戈 (MUALI), four-corner 11136, composition ⿱朁䖵)
References
- KangXi: 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
| trad. | 蠶 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 蚕* | |
| alternative forms | 𧉏 蝅 𧑯 𧌩 䗝 𧉏 蝅 𧑯 𧌩 䗝 䗞 䘉 𧕽 𧖟 蠺 | |
Glyph origin
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
Bodman (1980) relates this to Tibetan སྡོམ (sdom, “spider”). Perhaps cognate to 蔪 (OC *zamʔ) "entwine" (Schuessler, 2007)
Pronunciation
Definitions
蠶
- silkworm
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蠶 (“silkworm”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蠶仔 |
| Songxi | 蠶仔 | |
| Zhenghe | 蠶仔 | |
| Jianyang | 蠶仔 | |
| Wuyishan | 蠶仔 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 蠶蟲 | |
| Min Dong | 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 | |
| Min Nan | 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 | |
| Min Zhong | 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
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Japanese
Shinjitai | 蚕 |
Kyūjitai | 蠶 |
Kanji
蠶
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 蚕)
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Readings
- Go-on: ぞん (zon)←ぞん (zon, historical)←ぞむ (zomu, ancient)
- Kan-on: さん (san)←さん (san, historical)←さむ (samu, ancient)
- Kun: かいこ (kaiko, 蠶)
Korean
Hanja
蠶 (eumhun 누에 잠 (nue jam))
- silkworm
Vietnamese
Han character
蠶: Hán Nôm readings: tàm, tằm
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