蚵

蚵	U+86B5, 蚵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-86B5

← 蚴
[U+86B4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蚶 →
[U+86B6]

Translingual

Han character

蚵 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一弓口 (LIMNR), four-corner 5112₀, composition ⿰虫可)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1079, character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32924
Dae Jaweon: page 1548, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2842, character 4
Unihan data for U+86B5

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
砢	*ɡ·raːlʔ
柯	*kaːl
菏	kaːl, ɡaːl
牁	*kaːl
滒	*kaːl
哥	*kaːl
歌	*kaːl
謌	*kaːl
鴚	*kaːl
哿	*kaːlʔ
舸	*kaːlʔ
笴	kaːlʔ, kaːnʔ
軻	kʰaːl, kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls
珂	*kʰaːl
可	*kʰaːlʔ
岢	*kʰaːlʔ
坷	kʰaːlʔ, kʰaːls
蚵	kʰaːls, ɡaːl
呵	qʰaːl, qʰaːls
訶	*qʰaːl
抲	*qʰaːl
荷	qʰaːls, ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ
何	ɡaːl, ɡaːlʔ
河	*ɡaːl
苛	*ɡaːl
魺	*ɡaːl
袔	*ɡaːls
阿	*qaːl
妸	qaːl, qaːlʔ
疴	qaːl, kʰraːls
鈳	*qaːl
娿	qaːl, qaːlʔ
痾	*qaːl
跒	*kʰraːlʔ
閜	*qʰraːlʔ

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		蚵
alternative forms		蠔／蚝

Cognate with 蠔／蚝 (“oyster”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kè, é (ke⁴, e²)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ò
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ô

(Teochew, Peng'im): o⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
  - Yale: kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
  - Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: é
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: é
  - Wade–Giles: o²
  - Yale: é
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
  - Palladius: э (e)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ho⁴
  - Yale: hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ò
  - Hakka Romanization System: o^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o²
  - Sinological IPA: /o¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô
  - Tâi-lô: ô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /o²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /o¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵/

Definitions

蚵

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese Mandarin) oyster (Classifier: 敉 mn)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 牡蠣 (“oyster”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣
Taxonomic name		牡蠣
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
	Malaysia	蠔
	Singapore	蠔
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	海蠣子
Southwestern Mandarin	Nanning (Wuming)	蠔
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠔
	Hong Kong	蠔, 生蠔
	Dongguan	蠔
	Yangjiang	蠔
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蠔
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蠔
Hakka	Meixian	蠔
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	生蠔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蚵仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蚵仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蚵仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蚵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蚵仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蚵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蠣黃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠣
	Lianjiang	八蠣
	Fuqing	蠣
	Matsu	蠣
	Singapore (Fuqing)	蠣
Southern Min	Xiamen	蚵仔, 蚵
	Quanzhou	蚵仔, 蚵
	Zhangzhou	蚵仔, 蚵
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	蚵仔
	Zhao'an	蚵仔
	Taipei	蚵仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蚵
	Kaohsiung	蚵仔
	Yilan	蚵仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	蚵仔
	Taichung	蚵仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蚵
	Tainan	蚵仔
	Taitung	蚵仔
	Hsinchu	蚵仔
	Kinmen	蚵
	Penghu (Magong)	蚵
	Penang (Hokkien)	蚵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蚵
	Manila (Hokkien)	蚵仔
	Chaozhou	蠔
	Shantou	蠔, 水生
	Shantou (Chenghai)	蠔
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	蠔
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	蠔
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	蠔仔
	Jieyang	蠔, 水生, 水魚
	Haifeng	蠔
	Singapore (Teochew)	蠔
	Leizhou	蠔
	Wenchang	蠔
Puxian Min	Putian	蚮
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蠔
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	蚮
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	蚮
	Xianyou	蚮, 蠔
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蠔
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蚮
Wu	Ningbo	蠣黃
Wu	Wenzhou	蠣膏

Compounds

蚵仔
蚵仔煎
蚵仔麵線 / 蚵仔面线 (ézǐ miànxiàn)
蚵煎
青蚵

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kè, kē (ke⁴, ke¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄎㄜ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
  - Yale: kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
  - Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kē
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ke
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo¹
  - Yale: kē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
  - Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: khaH

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口箇切
Baxter	khaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰa^H/
Li Rong	/kʰɑ^H/
Wang Li	/kʰɑ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
No.	7452
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	坷
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːls/
Notes	引爾雅，今本作何

Definitions

蚵

only used in 屎蚵蜋

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kè (ke⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
  - Yale: kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
  - Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ho⁴
  - Yale: hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: khaH

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口箇切
Baxter	khaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰa^H/
Li Rong	/kʰɑ^H/
Wang Li	/kʰɑ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
No.	7452
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	坷
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːls/
Notes	引爾雅，今本作何

Definitions

蚵

only used in 螪蚵

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hé (he²)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): o⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hé
  - Wade–Giles: ho²
  - Yale: hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
  - Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ho⁴
  - Yale: hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: ha

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	胡歌切
Baxter	ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɣɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
No.	7461
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	何
Old Chinese	/*ɡaːl/

Definitions

蚵

only used in 蚵蚾 and 蚵蠪／蚵𰲴

References

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Japanese

Kanji

蚵

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): か (ka)、が (ga)