蜇

蜇	U+8707, 蜇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8707

← 蜆
[U+8706]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蜈 →
[U+8708]

Translingual

Han character

蜇 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手中中一戈 (QLLMI), four-corner 5213₆, composition ⿱折虫)

jellyfish

Derived characters

𧏄

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33096
Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2853, character 3
Unihan data for U+8707

Chinese

simp. and trad.		蜇

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (折) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
晢	ʔljeds, ʔljed
狾	*ʔljeds
誓	*ɦljeds
逝	*ɦljeds
銴	ɢljeds, ɢʷleds
折	l'eːl, ʔljed, *ɦljed
娎	hleːws, qʰred
哳	*ʔr'eːd
踅	*sɢʷled
哲	*ʔl'ed
蜇	*ʔl'ed
悊	*ʔl'ed
嚞	*ted
喆	*ted
硩	l̥ʰed, l̥ʰeːɡ
浙	*ʔljed
晣	*ʔljed
焎	*hred

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔl'ed): phonetic 折 (OC *l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed) + semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”).

Etymology 1

Possibly related to 蠆 (OC *m̥ʰraːds, “scorpion”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhē, zhé

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜ, ㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zet²
Jin (Wiktionary): zah⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): diék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiat

(Teochew, Peng'im): diag⁴ / diêg⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷tseq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhē
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhe
  - Wade–Giles: chê¹
  - Yale: jē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: je
  - Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
  - Wade–Giles: chê²
  - Yale: jé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
  - Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zit³
  - Yale: jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zet²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡set̚⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡saʔ²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: diék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiɛʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat
  - Tâi-lô: tiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛt̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diag⁴ / diêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiak / tiek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiak̚²/, /tiek̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tseq
  - MiniDict: tseh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡səʔ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: trjet

Rime
Character	蜇
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	薛 (83)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	陟列切
Baxter	trjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈˠiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈᵚiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶiæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈiat̚/
Li Rong	/ȶjɛt̚/
Wang Li	/ȶĭɛt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zit³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'ed/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜇
Reading #	1/1
No.	16942
Phonetic component	折
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	哲
Old Chinese	/*ʔl'ed/

Definitions

蜇

(of bees, scorpions, etc.) to sting; to bite
to sting; to smart

Compounds

蜇螫
蜇鼻
蜇齒 / 蜇齿

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “same as etymology 1?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhé (zhe²)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zet²
Gan (Wiktionary): zet⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chat
Jin (Wiktionary): zah⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): diék / ciék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiat / chiat

(Teochew, Peng'im): diag⁴ / diêg⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zeq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
  - Wade–Giles: chê²
  - Yale: jé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
  - Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zit³
  - Yale: jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zet²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡set̚⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: zet⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chat
  - Hakka Romanization System: zad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡saʔ²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: diék / ciék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiɛʔ²⁴/, /t͡siɛʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat
  - Tâi-lô: tiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diag⁴ / diêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiak / tiek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiak̚²/, /tiek̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq
  - MiniDict: zeh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹²/

Definitions

蜇

jellyfish

Compounds

海蜇 (hǎizhé)
海蜇皮 (hǎizhépí)
蜇皮 (zhépí)
蜇花
蜇頭 / 蜇头

Japanese

Kanji

蜇

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): てつ (tetsu)、てち (techi)
Kun: さす (sasu)