蟹
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
蟹 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 弓手中一戈 (NQLMI), four-corner 27136, composition ⿱解虫)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1098, character 49
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33668
- Dae Jaweon: page 1563, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2898, character 2
- Unihan data for U+87F9
Chinese[edit]
| trad. | 蟹 | |
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| simp. # | 蟹 | |
| alternative forms | 蠏 䲒 𩼠 蚧 informal (especially Cantonese) | |
Glyph origin[edit]
| Historical forms of the character 蟹 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡreːʔ) : phonetic 解 (OC *kreːʔ, *kreːs, *ɡreːʔ, *ɡreːs) + semantic 虫. Originally written as 蠏.
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k(j)aːj (“crab”). Compare S'gaw Karen ဆွဲၣ် (hsweh̀).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
蟹
- crab (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
- 大蟹在海中。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Mountains and Seas
- Dàxiè zài hǎizhōng. [Pinyin]
- A great crab is in the middle of the sea.
- 蟹六跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴，無可寄託者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Xiè liù guì ér èr áo, fēi shéshàn zhī xué, wúkě jìtuō zhě, yòngxīn zào yě. [Pinyin]
- The crab has six legs and two pincers; yet without the snake's or the eel's hole, it cannot have a shelter; for its mind is restless.
蟹六跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴，无可寄托者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Cantonese, slang, of stocks, goods, etc.) to decrease in value, such that selling it will result in loss
Synonyms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
- 一蟹不如一蟹 (yī xiè bùrú yī xiè)
- 上山捉蟹——難／上山捉蟹——难 (shàngshān zhuō xiè, nán)
- 大煠蟹 (dàzháxiè)
- 大石砸死蟹
- 大閘蟹／大闸蟹 (dàzháxiè)
- 寄居蟹 (jìjūxiè)
- 巨蟹座 (Jùxièzuò)
- 快蟹船
- 扮蟹
- 旭蟹
- 梭子蟹 (suōzixiè)
- 毛蟹 (máoxiè)
- 沒腳蟹／没脚蟹
- 沙蟹
- 河蟹 (héxiè)
- 海蟹
- 炒蝦拆蟹／炒虾拆蟹
- 無腳蟹／无脚蟹
- 百足蟹
- 紅蟹／红蟹
- 蘆洲蟹舍／芦洲蟹舍
- 蝦兵蟹將／虾兵蟹将 (xiābīngxièjiàng)
- 蝦荒蟹亂／虾荒蟹乱
- 螃蟹 (pángxiè)
- 蟹匡蟬緌／蟹匡蝉𮉫
- 蟹殼臉／蟹壳脸
- 蟹狀星雲／蟹状星云
- 蟹箝
- 蟹股
- 蟹螯 (xiè'áo)
- 蟹行 (xièxíng)
- 蟹行文字
- 蟹貨／蟹货
- 蟹貨／蟹货
- 蟹青
- 蟹黃／蟹黄 (xièhuáng)
- 蠶績蟹匡／蚕绩蟹匡 (cánjìxièkuāng)
- 軟腳蟹／软脚蟹 (ruǎnjiǎoxiè)
- 醉蟹
- 青蟹
- 魚蝦蟹／鱼虾蟹
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟹
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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| Kanji in this term |
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| 蟹 |
| かに Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *kani.
Possibly a compound of 殻 (kara, “shell”) + 丹 (ni, “red”).
Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a crab (infraorder Brachyura)
Usage notes[edit]
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カニ.
References[edit]
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kikai[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟹
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).
Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).
Noun[edit]
蟹 (ganī)
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
Miyako[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟹
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).
Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).
Noun[edit]
蟹 (kan)
Oki-No-Erabu[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟹
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).
Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).
Noun[edit]
蟹 (gani)
Okinawan[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟹
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani). Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).
Noun[edit]
蟹 (gani)
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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Yoron[edit]
Kanji[edit]
蟹
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).
Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”);
Noun[edit]
蟹 (gan)
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