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

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

	Old Chinese
借	ʔsjaːɡs, ʔsjaːɡ
唶	*ʔsjaːɡs
藉	zjaːɡs, zjaːɡ
躤	*zjaːɡs
蜡	zraːɡs, sʰaːɡs
齰	zraːɡs, zraːɡ
醋	*sʰaːɡs
錯	sʰaːɡs, sʰaːɡ
措	*sʰaːɡs
厝	sʰaːɡs, sʰaːɡ
逪	*sʰaːɡ
剒	*sʰaːɡ
鵲	*sʰaɡ
碏	*sʰaɡ
踖	sʰaɡ, ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
趞	*sʰaɡ
皵	sʰaɡ, sʰjaːɡ
舄	sʰjaːɡ, sʰaɡ, sjaːɡ, sjaːɡ
斮	ʔsraɡ, ʔsraːɡ
簎	zraːwɢ, sʰraːɡ, *zjaːɡ
諎	*ʔsraːɡ
矠	sʰreːɡ, zreːɡ
庴	ʔsjaːɡ, zjaːɡ
籍	*zjaːɡ
耤	*zjaːɡ
猎	*zjaːɡ
昔	*sjaːɡ
惜	*sjaːɡ
腊	*sjaːɡ
焟	*sjaːɡ
棤	*sjaːɡ

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜡 – see 蠟 (“wax; candle; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 蠟).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		蜡
alternative forms		䄍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhà, chà (zha⁴, cha⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˋ, ㄔㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caa³ / caai³ / zaa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhà
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhà
  - Wade–Giles: cha⁴
  - Yale: jà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jah
  - Palladius: чжа (čža)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chà
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chà
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴
  - Yale: chà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chah
  - Palladius: ча (ča)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: caa³ / caai³ / zaa³
  - Yale: cha / chaai / ja
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa³ / tsaai³ / dzaa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ca³ / cai³ / za³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː³³/, /t͡sʰaːi̯³³/, /t͡saː³³/

Middle Chinese: tshjoH

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	/t͡sʰɨʌ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɔ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiɔ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɨə̆^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɔ^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭo^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯wo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰaːɡs/

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

A Zhou dynasty-era type of sacrificial rite.

Compounds

𧈢蜡 (bāzhà)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		蜡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qù (qu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyù
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü⁴
  - Yale: chyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuh
  - Palladius: цюй (cjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: tshjoH

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	/t͡sʰɨʌ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɔ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiɔ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɨə̆^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɔ^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭo^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯wo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰaːɡs/

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

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jí (ji²)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jí
  - Wade–Giles: chi²
  - Yale: jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
  - Palladius: цзи (czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/

Definitions

蜡

a kind of insect

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B04290

Japanese

Kanji

蜡

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): しょ (sho)、わ (wa)、じゃ (ja)、せき (seki)、しゃく (shaku)
Kun: うじむし (ujimushi)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
蜡
うじ Hyōgai
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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