# 蚵

| 蚵 | U+86B5, &#34485; 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 5112$_0$, 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

| | 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

Cognate with 蠔／蚝 (“oyster”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kè, é (ke$^4$, e$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄜˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ò
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ô
    (Teochew, Peng'im): o$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kè
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kè
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
*** Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: é
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: é
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$
*** Yale: é
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
*** Palladius: э (e)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^4$
*** Yale: hòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔː²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ò
*** Hakka Romanization System: o$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: o$^2$
*** 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: o$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
*** Sinological IPA : /o⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

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

##### Synonyms

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

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kè, kē (ke$^4$, ke$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄎㄜ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kè
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kè
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
*** Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kē
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ke
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^1$
*** Yale: kē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
*** Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /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$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kʰɑ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ho$^3$ |
* 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
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kè (ke$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kè
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kè
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
*** Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^4$
*** Yale: hòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /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$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kʰɑ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ho$^3$ |
* 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
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hé (he$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^4$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): o$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hé
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hé
*** Wade–Giles: ho$^2$
*** Yale: hé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
*** Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^4$
*** Yale: hòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔː²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: o$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
*** Sinological IPA : /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/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ɣɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hé |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ho$^4$ |
* 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

* “(#)”, in 臺灣閩南語按呢寫‎, Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2013.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): か (ka)、が (ga)