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蚕 (Kangxi radical 142,虫+4, 10 strokes,cangjie input竹大中一戈 (HKLMI) or一大中一戈 (MKLMI),four-corner20136,composition⿱天虫)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ): phonetic 天(OC*qʰl'iːn) + semantic 虫(“insect”).
| For pronunciation and definitions of蚕 – see蠶 (“silkworm”). (This character is the simplified form of蠶). |
Notes:
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| simp. andtrad. | 蚕 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𧉂 | |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 蚕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 他典切 |
| Baxter | thenX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰenX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰenX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɛnX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛnX/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰenX/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰienX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰienX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tin2 |
蚕
| 蚕 | |
| 蠶 |
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji,kyūjitai form蠶)
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蚕 |
| かいこ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蠶(kyūjitai) |
Compound of飼い(kai,the連用形(ren'yōkei,“stem or continuative form”) of飼う(kau,“to raise”)) +蚕(ko,“silkworm”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is oftenspelled inkatakana, especially inbiological contexts (where katakana is customary), asカイコ.
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蚕 |
| こ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蠶(kyūjitai) |
Some sources derive this from子(ko,“child”),[9] but the pitch accents do not match.
”, in日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition,Tokyo:Shogakukan,2000-2002, released online 2007,→ISBN, concise edition entry availablehere”, in日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition,Tokyo:Shogakukan,2000-2002, released online 2007,→ISBN, concise edition entry availablehere蚕• (cheon, jam) (hangeul천,잠,revised cheon, jam,McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏn, cham,Yale chen, cam)
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