# 蜇

| 蜇 | U+8707, &#34567; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8707 |
| ← 蜆 [U+8706] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蜈 → [U+8708] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蜇 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手中中一戈 (QLLMI), four-corner 5213$_6$, composition ⿱折虫)
* jellyfish

#### Derived characters

* 𧏄

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33096
* Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2853, character 3
* Unihan data for U+8707

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 晢 | *ʔljeds, *ʔljed |
| 狾 | *ʔljeds |
| 誓 | *ɦljeds |
| 逝 | *ɦljeds |
| 銴 | *ɢljeds, *ɢʷleds |
| 折 | *l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed |
| 娎 | *hleːws, *qʰred |
| 哳 | *ʔr'eːd |
| 踅 | *sɢʷled |
| 哲 | *ʔl'ed |
| 蜇 | *ʔl'ed |
| 悊 | *ʔl'ed |
| 嚞 | *ted |
| 喆 | *ted |
| 硩 | *l̥ʰed, *l̥ʰeːɡ |
| 浙 | *ʔljed |
| 晣 | *ʔljed |
| 焎 | *hred |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔl'ed) : phonetic 折 (OC *l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed) + semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”).

### Etymology 1

Possibly related to 蠆 (OC *m̥ʰraːds, “scorpion”) (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhē, zhé
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜ, ㄓㄜˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zah$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): diék
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diag$^4$ / diêg$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$tseq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhē
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhe
*** Wade–Giles: chê$^1$
*** Yale: jē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: je
*** Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhé
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
*** Wade–Giles: chê$^2$
*** Yale: jé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
*** Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zit$^3$
*** Yale: jit
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzit$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jid$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːt̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zet$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡set̚⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡saʔ²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: diék
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat
*** Tâi-lô: tiat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛt̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: diag$^4$ / diêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiak / tiek
*** Sinological IPA : /tiak̚²/, /tiek̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$tseq
*** MiniDict: tseh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$tseq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡səʔ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: trjet
Rime :
| Character | 蜇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 薛 (83) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 陟列切 |
| Baxter | trjet |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈˠiᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈᵚiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶiæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶjɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶĭɛt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ȶi̯ɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhe |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zit$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'ed/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蜇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16942 |
| Phonetic component | 折 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 哲 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔl'ed/ |

#### Definitions

蜇
* (of bees, scorpions, etc.) to sting; to bite
* to sting; to smart

#### Compounds

* 蜇螫
* 蜇鼻
* 蜇齒／蜇齿

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “same as etymology 1?”)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhé (zhe$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zet$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chat
* Jin (Wiktionary): zah$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): diék / ciék
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiat / chiat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diag$^4$ / diêg$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zeq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhé
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
*** Wade–Giles: chê$^2$
*** Yale: jé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
*** Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zit$^3$
*** Yale: jit
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzit$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jid$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːt̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zet$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡set̚⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zet$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɛt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chat
*** Hakka Romanization System: zad$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zad$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡saʔ²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: diék / ciék
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛʔ²⁴/, /t͡siɛʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat
*** Tâi-lô: tiat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diad
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat
*** Tâi-lô: tsiat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciad
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: diag$^4$ / diêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiak / tiek
*** Sinological IPA : /tiak̚²/, /tiek̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zeq
*** MiniDict: zeh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$zeq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹²/

#### Definitions

蜇
* jellyfish

#### Compounds

* 海蜇 (hǎizhé)
* 海蜇皮 (hǎizhépí)
* 蜇皮 (zhépí)
* 蜇花
* 蜇頭／蜇头

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): てつ (tetsu)、てち (techi)
* Kun: さす (sasu)