# 蝶

| 蝶 | U+8776, &#34678; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8776 |
| ← 蝵 [U+8775] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蝷 → [U+8777] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蝶 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈心廿木 (LIPTD), four-corner 5419$_4$, composition ⿰虫枼)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1091, character 25
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33333
* Dae Jaweon: page 1556, character 28
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2868, character 1
* Unihan data for U+8776

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 貰 | *ɦljebs, *hljebs |
| 跇 | *l̥ʰebs, *lebs |
| 迣 | *ʔljebs |
| 世 | *hljebs |
| 泄 | *lebs, *sled |
| 枻 | *lebs |
| 詍 | *lebs |
| 靾 | *lebs |
| 袣 | *lebs |
| 抴 | *lebs, *led |
| 呭 | *lebs |
| 勩 | *lebs, *libs |
| 屜 | *l̥ʰeːbs |
| 鰈 | *l̥ʰaːb, *l'eːb |
| 渫 | *zreːb, *sled |
| 煠 | *zreːb, *l̥ʰeb, *leb |
| 喋 | *rlaːb, *ʔl'eːb, *l'eːb |
| 鞢 | *rlaːb, *sleːb |
| 殜 | *l'eb, *leb, *lab |
| 葉 | *hljeb, *leb |
| 弽 | *hljeb, *hleːb |
| 韘 | *hljeb, *sleːb |
| 枼 | *leb |
| 楪 | *leb |
| 揲 | *leb, *l'eːb, *ɦljed |
| 鍱 | *leb |
| 偞 | *leb, *hleːb |
| 蝶 | *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb |
| 牒 | *l'eːb |
| 蹀 | *l'eːb |
| 諜 | *l'eːb |
| 堞 | *l'eːb |
| 牃 | *l'eːb |
| 褋 | *l'eːb |
| 惵 | *l'eːb |
| 碟 | *l'eːb |
| 屧 | *sleːb |
| 屟 | *sleːb |
| 紲 | *sled |
| 齛 | *sled |
| 疶 | *sled |
| 緤 | *sled |
| 媟 | *sled |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 枼 (OC *leb).

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lep (“butterfly”). See 蝴蝶 (húdié) for more.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dié, tiě (die$^2$, tie$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄝˊ, ㄊㄧㄝˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): die$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dip$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): iap$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ya̍k / ya̍p / thia̍p
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tiab$^6$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dieh$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): diĕk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ia̍h / tia̍p
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diab$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$diq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): tie$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dié
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dié
*** Wade–Giles: tieh$^2$
*** Yale: dyé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dye
*** Palladius: де (de)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛ³⁵/
** (vernacular)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiě
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiě
*** Wade–Giles: tʻieh$^3$
*** Yale: tyě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiee
*** Palladius: те (te)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiěr
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiěr
*** Wade–Giles: tʻieh$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: tyěr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieel
*** Palladius: тер (ter)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: die$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: die
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dip$^6$
*** Yale: dihp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dip$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dib$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːp̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: iap$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /iap̚³²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ya̍k / ya̍p / thia̍p
*** Hakka Romanization System: iag / iab / tiab
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yag$^6$ / yab$^6$ / tiab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯ak̚⁵/, /i̯ap̚⁵/, /tʰi̯ap̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ya̍k / ya̍p / thia̍p
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iag / (r)iab / tiab
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yag$^6$ / yab$^6$ / tiab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯ak̚⁵/, /(j)i̯ap̚⁵/, /tʰi̯ap̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tiab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰiap̚⁵/
* ya̍k/ya̍p - vernacular;
* thia̍p - literary.
* Middle Chinese: dep
Rime :
| Character | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 怗 (158) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 徒協切 |
| Baxter | dep |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dep̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dep̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɛp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dɛp̚/ |
| Li Rong | /dep̚/ |
| Wang Li | /diep̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /dʱiep̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dié |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dip$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤep/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'eːb/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dié |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dep › |
| Old Chinese | /*lˁep/ |
| English | hu-dep: butterfly |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11580 |
| Phonetic component | 世 |
| Rime group | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 牒 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'eːb/ |
| Notes | 見漢詩 |

#### Definitions

蝶
* butterfly
* (swimming) Short for 蝶泳 (diéyǒng, “butterfly stroke”).

#### Usage notes

Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of the pronunciation tiěr.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蝴蝶, 蝶, 蛺蝶, 蛺蜨 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 花蜂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蝴蝶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蛾兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蝴蝶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蛾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蛾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒, 蟬兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 打打蛾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒, 蝴蝶子, 花蝴蝶兒, 花蝴蝶子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蝴蝶兒, 蝴蝶子, 蝴跳兒, 葉蝶子, 葉跳子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 列撇子, 扇扇兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 葉蝶子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蝴蝶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 葉蝶子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒, 飛蛾兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 蝴蝶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蝴蝶子, 蝴葉蝶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蝴蝶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蛾子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蝴蝶, 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿公雞, 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蝴蝶, 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 崩砂, 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蝴蝶, 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蝴蝶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蝴蝶, 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 跋蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蝴蝶哩, 揚蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 揚蝶哩, 跋蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蝴蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 蝴蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 揚蝶 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蝶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 囊蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 飛飛蝶 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蝴蝶 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 布翼兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 飛飛兒 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 扁翼兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 百翼 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 蒲翼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蝴蝶兒, 蛾兒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蛾蛾 |
| Jin | Jining | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蛾子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Handan | 蝴蝶 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蝴蝶 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 射度 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 菩蝶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶, 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶, 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶, 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尾蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 尾蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蝶婆 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蛾 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 破碗 |
| Southern Min | Maoming (Xiadong, Dianbai) | 生癩婆 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 飛蝶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 飛蝶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 尾蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 模蝶 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蝴蝶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蝴蝶 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 鷂子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 楊山伯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蝴蝶蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蝴蝶兒, 蝴蝶 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 飛摸子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 飛摸子, 蝴蝶子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 別婆哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蝴蝶哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 飛婆 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 飛花 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 爛頭婆 |

#### Compounds

* 三線蝶／三线蝶
* 化蝶
* 夢蝶／梦蝶 (mèngdié)
* 夢裡蝴蝶／梦里蝴蝶
* 寬尾鳳蝶／宽尾凤蝶
* 招蜂引蝶
* 撲蝶之會／扑蝶之会
* 斑蝶
* 枯葉蝶／枯叶蝶
* 浪蝶游蜂
* 浪蝶狂蜂
* 灰蝶
* 狂蜂浪蝶 (kuángfēnglàngdié)
* 白粉蝶
* 碧鳳蝶／碧凤蝶
* 穿花蛺蝶／穿花蛱蝶
* 粉蝶 (fěndié)
* 紙蝴蝶／纸蝴蝶
* 細蝶／细蝶
* 胡蝶夢／胡蝶梦 (húdiémèng)
* 臺灣粉蝶／台湾粉蝶
* 臺灣鳳蝶／台湾凤蝶
* 花蝴蝶 (huāhúdié)
* 莊周夢蝶／庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié)
* 薄翅黃蝶／薄翅黄蝶
* 藍蝴蝶／蓝蝴蝶
* 蚨蝶
* 蛺蝶／蛱蝶 (jiádié)
* 蝶化
* 蝶呤 (diélìng)
* 蝶啶 (diédìng)
* 蝶夢／蝶梦
* 蝶式 (diéshì)
* 蝶泳 (diéyǒng)
* 蝶粉蜂黃／蝶粉蜂黄
* 蝶蛹 (diéyǒng)
* 蝴蝶 (húdié)
* 蝴蝶夢／蝴蝶梦 (húdiémèng)
* 蝴蝶夫人
* 蝴蝶犬 (húdiéquǎn)
* 蝴蝶穿花
* 蝴蝶結／蝴蝶结 (húdiéjié)
* 蝴蝶蘭／蝴蝶兰 (húdiélán)
* 蝴蝶裝／蝴蝶装
* 蝴蝶骨
* 蝶衣
* 蝶類／蝶类
* 迷蝶
* 遊蜂戲蝶／游蜂戏蝶
* 遊蜂浪蝶／游蜂浪蝶
* 風蝶／风蝶
* 鳳蝶／凤蝶 (fèngdié)
* 黃鳳蝶／黄凤蝶
* 墨蝶

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 蝶(ちょう) (chō)
* → Vietnamese: điệp (蝶)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiē (tie$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄝ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiē
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tie
*** Wade–Giles: tʻieh$^1$
*** Yale: tyē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tie
*** Palladius: те (te)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: thep
Rime :
| Character | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 怗 (158) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 他協切 |
| Baxter | thep |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰep̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰep̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɛp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛp̚/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰep̚/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰiep̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /tʰiep̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tie |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tip$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːb/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 11570 |
| Phonetic component | 世 |
| Rime group | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 怗 |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ʰeːb/ |

#### Definitions

蝶
* Only used in 蝶𧌏.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* butterfly

#### Readings

* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: ちょう (chō)
* Kun: かわひらこ (kawahirako, 蝶)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 蝶
* ちょう Jinmeiyō
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 蝶 (dep).
Phonological development: tepu → tefu → tewu → teu → tjoː [tɕoː]

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ちょー [chóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [t͡ɕo̞ː]
* Homophones: 金魚蝨, 魚蝨, 丁, 庁, 兆, 町, 疔, 長, 帳, 張, 朝, 牒, 腸, 徴, 調, 寵, 鵰, 趙

### Noun

蝶(ちょう) or 蝶(チョウ) • (chō)
* a butterfly (insect)
** 1999 April 23, 千綿偉功[Hidenori Chiwata] (lyrics and music), “Butter-Fly”, performed by 和田光司[Kōji Wada], →vgmdb:
    ゴキゲンな蝶(ちょう)になってきらめく風(かぜ)に乗(の)って
       gokigen na chō ni natte kirameku kaze ni notte
       I'll become a happy butterfly, and ride on the glittering wind

### See also

* 蝶(チョウ)々(チョウ) (chōchō)
* 蛾(ガ) (ga)
* 毛(ケ)虫(ムシ) (kemushi)
* バタフライ (batafurai)

## Korean
### Hanja

蝶 • (jeop) (hangeul 접, revised jeop, McCune–Reischauer chŏp, Yale cep)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

蝶: Hán Nôm readings: điệp
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