蜩
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Translingual
Han character
蜩 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈月土口 (LIBGR), four-corner 57120, composition ⿰虫周)
- cicada, broad locust
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1086, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33166
- Dae Jaweon: page 1553, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2865, character 2
- Unihan data for U+8729
Chinese
| trad. | 蜩 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 蜩 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (周) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiáo
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiáo
- Wade–Giles: tʻiao2
- Yale: tyáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyau
- Palladius: тяо (tjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tiu4
- Yale: tìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: tiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: dew
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*dɯːw/
Definitions
蜩
- (archaic) cicada
Compounds
- 寒蜩
- 承蜩
- 茅蜩
- 蜩沸
- 蜩甲
- 蜩螗沸羹
- 螗蜩
- 鳴蜩 / 鸣蜩
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: diào
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diào
- Wade–Giles: tiao4
- Yale: dyàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw
- Palladius: дяо (djao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
蜩
- only used in 蜩蟉
Japanese
Kanji
蜩
Readings
- Go-on: じょう (jō)←でう (deu, historical)
- Kan-on: ちょう (chō)←てう (teu, historical)
- Kun: ひぐらし (higurashi, 蜩)、せみ (semi, 蜩)、かなかな (kanakana, 蜩)
Compounds
- 茅蜩 (higurashi), 茅蜩 (bōchō, “evening cicada”)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蜩 |
| ひぐらし Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 茅蜩 晩蝉 晩蟬 (kyūjitai) |
From 日暮らし (higurashi, “all day”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
蜩 or 蜩 • (higurashi)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蜩 |
| かなかな Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かなかな [kànákáná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) かなかな [kànákánáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
- IPA(key): [ka̠na̠ka̠na̠]
Noun
蜩 or 蜩 • (kanakana)
See also
References
Korean
Hanja
蜩 • (jo) (hangeul 조, revised jo, McCune–Reischauer cho, Yale co)
- cicada
- broad locust