蟧

蟧 U+87E7, 蟧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87E7 ← 蟦 [U+87E6] CJK Unified Ideographs 蟨 → [U+87E8]

Translingual

Han character

蟧 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈火火尸 (LIFFS), four-corner 5912₇, composition ⿰虫勞)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1097, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33602
• Dae Jaweon: page 1562, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2894, character 2
• Unihan data for U+87E7

Chinese

trad.		蟧
simp.		𮔚

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
勞	*raːw, *raːws
撈	*raːw, *reːw
嘮	*ruːw, *hr'aːw
癆	*raːw, *raːw, *raːws
簩	*raːw
蟧	*raːw, *reːw
憥	*raːw
澇	*raːwʔ, *raːws
僗	*raːws
髝	*raːws
膋	*reːw
犖	*rraːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *raːw, *reːw): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 勞 (OC *raːw, *raːws).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láo (lao²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láo
    • Wade–Giles: lao²
    • Yale: láu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lau
    • Palladius: лао (lao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lou⁴
    • Yale: lòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: lew, law

Rime
Character	蟧	蟧
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	落蕭切	魯刀切
Baxter	lew	law
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leu/	/lɑu/
Pan Wuyun	/leu/	/lɑu/
Shao Rongfen	/leu/	/lɑu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛw/	/law/
Li Rong	/leu/	/lɑu/
Wang Li	/lieu/	/lɑu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lieu/	/lɑu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liáo	láo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu4	lou4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*raːw/, /*reːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蟧	蟧
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	7653	7663
Phonetic component	勞	勞
Rime group	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	1	2
Corresponding MC rime	勞	聊
Old Chinese	/*raːw/	/*reːw/
Notes	見爾雅	見方言，集韻同蟟

Definitions

蟧

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hermit crab
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蟟 (liáo)

Compounds

• 蟧蜈 / 𮔚蜈 (lâ-giâ)
• 蠄蟧 / 蠄𮔚 (kam4 lou4-2)