蝗

蝗	U+8757, 蝗 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8757

← 蝖
[U+8756]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蝘 →
[U+8758]

Translingual

Han character

蝗 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈竹日土 (LIHAG), four-corner 5611₄, composition ⿰虫皇)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1089, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33267
Dae Jaweon: page 1555, character 22
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2871, character 8
Unihan data for U+8757

Chinese

simp. and trad.		蝗

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
皇	*ɡʷaːŋ
惶	*ɡʷaːŋ
遑	*ɡʷaːŋ
堭	*ɡʷaːŋ
煌	*ɡʷaːŋ
餭	*ɡʷaːŋ
騜	*ɡʷaːŋ
艎	*ɡʷaːŋ
隍	*ɡʷaːŋ
湟	*ɡʷaːŋ
徨	*ɡʷaːŋ
篁	*ɡʷaːŋ
蝗	ɡʷaːŋ, ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs
凰	*ɡʷaːŋ
偟	*ɡʷaːŋ
媓	*ɡʷaːŋ
韹	ɡʷaːŋ, ɡʷraːŋ
葟	*ɡʷaːŋ
皝	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
汪	qʷaːŋ, qʷaːŋs, *qʷaŋʔ
尪	*qʷaːŋ
迋	kʷaŋʔ, kʰʷaŋ, ɡʷaŋ, ɢʷaŋs
逛	*kʷaŋʔ
誑	kʷaŋs, ɡʷaŋ, *kʷaŋs
匡	*kʰʷaŋ
筐	*kʰʷaŋ
框	*kʰʷaŋ
眶	*kʰʷaŋ
誆	kʰʷaŋ, ɡʷaŋs
邼	*kʰʷaŋ
恇	*kʰʷaŋ
劻	*kʰʷaŋ
洭	*kʰʷaŋ
軭	kʰʷaŋ, ɡʷaŋ
狂	ɡʷaŋ, ɡʷaŋs
軖	*ɡʷaŋ
鵟	*ɡʷaŋ
俇	*ɡʷaŋʔ
王	ɢʷaŋ, ɢʷaŋs
蚟	*ɢʷaŋ
彺	*ɢʷaŋ
旺	*ɢʷaŋs
諻	*qʰʷraːŋ
喤	qʰʷraːŋ, ɡʷraːŋ
瑝	*ɡʷraːŋ
鍠	*ɡʷraːŋ
揘	*ɡʷaŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs): semantic 虫 + phonetic 皇 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huáng (huang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): huang²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуон (huon, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wong⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): vong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fòng

(Meixian, Guangdong): fong²
Northern Min (KCR): huǎng
Eastern Min (BUC): huòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): horng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hông

(Teochew, Peng'im): huang⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶waon
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huáng
  - Wade–Giles: huang²
  - Yale: hwáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwang
  - Palladius: хуан (xuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: huang²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuaŋ²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуон (huon, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wong⁴
  - Yale: wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɔŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: fong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fong²
  - Sinological IPA: /foŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fong²
  - Sinological IPA: /fɔŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: huǎng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuaŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: horng²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hó̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɒŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: horng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɒŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông
  - Tâi-lô: hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶waon
  - MiniDict: waon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhuaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuɑ̃²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fan²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸan¹³/

Middle Chinese: hwang, hwaeng, hwaengH

Rime
Character	蝗	蝗	蝗
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)	庚 (110)	庚 (110)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	II	II
Fanqie	胡光切	戸盲切	戸孟切
Baxter	hwang	hwaeng	hwaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwɑŋ/	/ɦˠwæŋ/	/ɦˠwæŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑŋ/	/ɦʷᵚaŋ/	/ɦʷᵚaŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ɣuaŋ/	/ɣuaŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaŋ/	/ɦwaɨjŋ/	/ɦwaɨjŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ɣuɐŋ/	/ɣuɐŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ɣwɐŋ/	/ɣwɐŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣwɑŋ/	/ɣwɐŋ/	/ɣwɐŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huáng	hóng	hòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong⁴	wang⁴	wang⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷˤaŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷaːŋ/, /*ɡʷraːŋ/, /*ɡʷraːŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蝗
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huáng
Middle Chinese	‹ hwang ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/
English	locust
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蝗	蝗	蝗
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	12708	12753	12755
Phonetic component	王	王	王
Rime group	陽	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	黃	橫
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷaːŋ/	/*ɡʷraːŋ/	/*ɡʷraːŋs/

Definitions

蝗

locust
(Hong Kong, derogatory) swarms of Mainlander migrants

Compounds

土蝗
山馬蝗 / 山马蝗
蝗災 / 蝗灾 (huángzāi)
蝗禍 / 蝗祸 (huánghuò)
蝗蝻 (huángnǎn)
蝗蟲 / 蝗虫 (huángchóng)
蝗蟲過境 / 蝗虫过境
螞蝗 / 蚂蝗 (mǎhuáng)
螞蝗見血 / 蚂蝗见血
螞蝗釘 / 蚂蝗钉
飛蝗 / 飞蝗 (fēihuáng)

References

莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “蝗”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 94.

Japanese

Kanji

蝗

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: おう (ō)^{←をう (wou, historical)}^{←わう (wau, ancient)}
Kan-on: こう (kō)^{←くわう (kwau, historical)}
Kun: いなご (inago, 蝗)

Noun

Kanji in this term
蝗
いなご Hyōgai
kun'yomi

蝗(いなご) or 蝗(イナゴ) • (inago)

alternative spelling of 稲子 (“locust”) (type of grasshopper)
蝗(いなご)の神(かみ)
Inago no Kami
The Locust God

Korean

Hanja

蝗 • (hwang) (hangeul 황, revised hwang, McCune–Reischauer hwang, Yale hwang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蝗: Hán Nôm readings: hoàng

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