# 蝑

| 蝑 | U+8751, &#34641; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8751 |
| ← 蝐 [U+8750] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蝒 → [U+8752] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蝑 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈弓人月 (LINOB), four-corner 5712$_2$, composition ⿰虫胥)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1089, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33258
* Dae Jaweon: not present, would follow page 0, character 55
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2874, character 8
* Unihan data for U+8751

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 疋 | *ŋraːʔ, *sŋra, *sŋraʔ |
| 蝑 | *sŋas, *sŋa |
| 壻 | *sŋeːs |
| 婿 | *sŋeːs |
| 胥 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 稰 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 楈 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 諝 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 湑 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 揟 | *sŋa |
| 醑 | *sŋaʔ |
| 糈 | *sŋaʔ, *sŋraʔ |
| 楚 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ, *sŋ̊ʰras |
| 礎 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 憷 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 齼 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 濋 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 儊 | *sŋ̊ʰras |
| 綀 | *sŋra |
| 疎 | *sŋra |
| 疏 | *sŋra, *sŋras |
| 蔬 | *sŋra |
| 梳 | *sŋra |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sŋas, *sŋa) : semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”) + phonetic 胥 (OC *sŋa, *sŋaʔ).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xū (xu$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xū
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syu
*** Wade–Giles: hsü$^1$
*** Yale: syū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiu
*** Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: seoi$^1$
*** Yale: sēui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soey$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɵy̯⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: sjo
Rime :
| Character | 蝑 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 相居切 |
| Baxter | sjo |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɨʌ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /siɔ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /siɔ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɨə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /siɔ/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭo/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /si̯wo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | seoi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sŋa/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝑 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11772 |
| Phonetic component | 疋 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胥 |
| Old Chinese | /*sŋa/ |

#### Definitions

蝑
* Used in compounds.

#### Compounds

* 蚣蝑 (zhōngxū)
* 蜙蝑 (sōngxū)
* 𧌻蝑 (sōngxū)
* 䗥蝑／𰲯蝑 (zōngxū)
* 𧐱蝑／𬟺蝑 (cóngxū)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiè (xie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiè
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siè
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^4$
*** Yale: syè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieh
*** Palladius: се (se)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: sjaeH
Rime :
| Character | 蝑 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 司夜切 |
| Baxter | sjaeH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sia$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sia$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sia$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sia$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /sia$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭa$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /si̯a$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | se$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sŋas/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝑 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 11764 |
| Phonetic component | 疋 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蝑 |
| Old Chinese | /*sŋas/ |

#### Definitions

蝑
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