蜡

See also: 蠟
蜡 U+8721, 蜡
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8721
← 蜠
[U+8720]
CJK Unified Ideographs 蜢 →
[U+8722]

Translingual

Traditional 蠟
Shinjitai
(extended)
蝋
Simplified 蜡

Han character

蜡 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿日 (LITA), four-corner 54161, composition ⿰虫昔)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1086, character 7
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33150
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1553, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2859, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+8721

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 蠟 (“wax; candle; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 蠟).
Notes:

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
蜡
alternative forms 䄍

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 蜡
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 清 (14)
Final (韻) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 七慮切
Baxter tshjoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰɨʌH/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰiɔH/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰiɔH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰɨə̆H/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰiɔH/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰĭoH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰi̯woH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ceoi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蜡
Reading # 2/2
No. 13279
Phonetic
component
昔
Rime
group
暮
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
覰
Old
Chinese
/*sʰaːɡs/

Definitions

蜡

  1. A Zhou dynasty-era type of sacrificial rite.

Compounds

  • 𧈢蜡

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.
蜡

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 蜡
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 清 (14)
Final (韻) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 七慮切
Baxter tshjoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰɨʌH/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰiɔH/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰiɔH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰɨə̆H/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰiɔH/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰĭoH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰi̯woH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ceoi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蜡
Reading # 2/2
No. 13279
Phonetic
component
昔
Rime
group
暮
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
覰
Old
Chinese
/*sʰaːɡs/

Definitions

蜡

  1. original character of 蛆 (qū).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 䖳 (“jellyfish”).
(This character is a variant form of 䖳).

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.
蜡

Pronunciation


Definitions

蜡

  1. a kind of insect

References

Japanese

Kanji

蜡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Definitions

Kanji in this term
蜡
うじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see the following entry.
【うじウジ】
[noun] (less common) larva, maggot
Alternative spelling
蛆
(This term, 蜡, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

蜡 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa, Yale sa)

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