# 蜂

| 蜂 | U+8702, &#34562; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8702 |
| ← 蜁 [U+8701] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蜃 → [U+8703] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蜂 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 中戈竹水十 (LIHEJ), four-corner 5715$_4$, composition ⿰虫夆)

#### Derived characters

* 𦾌

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 6
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33088
* Dae Jaweon: page 1551, character 23
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2857, character 7
* Unihan data for U+8702

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 蜂
* Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
* Transcribed ancient scripts
| | Old Chinese |
| 邦 | *proːŋ |
| 梆 | *proːŋ |
| 垹 | *proːŋ |
| 肨 | *pʰroːŋs, *pʰroːŋs |
| 蚌 | *broːŋʔ, *breːŋʔ |
| 玤 | *broːŋʔ |
| 棒 | *broːŋʔ |
| 蜯 | *broːŋʔ |
| 琫 | *poːŋʔ |
| 菶 | *poːŋʔ, *boːŋʔ |
| 俸 | *poːŋʔ, *boŋs |
| 髼 | *boːŋ |
| 蜂 | *boːŋ, *pʰoŋ |
| 韸 | *boːŋ |
| 蓬 | *boːŋ |
| 篷 | *boːŋ |
| 唪 | *boːŋʔ, *boŋʔ |
| 埲 | *boːŋʔ |
| 丰 | *pʰoŋ |
| 妦 | *pʰoŋ |
| 仹 | *pʰoŋ |
| 峯 | *pʰoŋ |
| 峰 | *pʰoŋ |
| 鋒 | *pʰoŋ |
| 烽 | *pʰoŋ |
| 蠭 | *pʰoŋ |
| 桻 | *pʰoŋ |
| 莑 | *pʰoŋ |
| 夆 | *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds |
| 捧 | *pʰoŋʔ |
| 逢 | *boŋ |
| 縫 | *boŋ, *boŋs |
| 漨 | *boŋ |
| 捀 | *boŋ, *boŋs |
| 奉 | *boŋʔ |
Simplified from 蠭. Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *boːŋ, *pʰoŋ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 夆 (OC *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds) – a kind of insect.

### Etymology

Cognate with Tibetan བུང་བ (bung ba, “bee”) (Schuessler, 2007). STEDT lists 蜂 as a Chinese comparandum under its Proto-Sino-Tibetan root *pljum (“bee, wasp”).
May be ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔu(ə)ŋ ~ hu(ə)ŋ (“bee, wasp, hornet”), whence Vietnamese ong (“bee”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): fēng (feng$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fong$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fung$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): fong$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): fung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phûng / fûng
    (Hailu, HRS): pung$^ˋ$
* Jin (Wiktionary): feng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): póng
* Eastern Min (BUC): pŭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): pang$^1$ / horng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phang / hong
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pang$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): pang$^1$ / hong$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): foeng$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$fon
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): hong$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): heng$^1$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): peng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fong
*** Wade–Giles: fêng$^1$
*** Yale: fēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feng
*** Palladius: фэн (fɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /fɤŋ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: fong$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fung
*** Sinological IPA : /foŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fung$^1$
*** Yale: fūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: fong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɔŋ²¹³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: fung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuŋ⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: pung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰuŋ²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phûng / fûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: pung$^ˊ$ / fung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pung$^1$ / fung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰuŋ²⁴/, /fuŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pung$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰuŋ⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: feng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /fəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: póng
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɔŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: pŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰuŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: pang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: horng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɒŋ⁵³³/
* pang1 - vernacular;
* horng1 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: buwng, phjowng
Rime :
| Character | 蜂 | 蜂 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (1) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 薄紅切 | 敷容切 |
| Baxter | buwng | phjowng |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /buŋ/ | /pʰɨoŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /buŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /buŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bəwŋ/ | /pʰuawŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /buŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /buŋ/ | /pʰĭwoŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱuŋ/ | /pʰi̯woŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | péng | fēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pung$^4$ | fung$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*pʰ(r)oŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*boːŋ/, /*pʰoŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蜂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | fēng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ phjowng › |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰ(r)oŋ/ |
| English | bee |
| 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 | 蜂 | 蜂 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 3214 | 3226 |
| Phonetic component | 丰 | 丰 |
| Rime group | 東 | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蓬 | 峯 |
| Old Chinese | /*boːŋ/ | /*pʰoŋ/ |
| Notes | | 同蠭 |

### Definitions

蜂
* Apoidea or Vespa (wasps, bees and hornets)
    蜜蜂 ― mìfēng ― bee; honeybee
    黃蜂／黄蜂 ― huángfēng ― wasp
    From: 《關尹子/关尹子》, 300s BCE
    Shèngrén shī fēng, lì jūnchén; shī zhīzhū, lì wǎnggǔ; shī gǒngshǔ, zhì lǐ; shī zhàn yǐ, zhì bīng. Zhòngrén shī xiánrén, xiánrén shī shèngrén, shèngrén shī wànwù. [Pinyin]
    The sages learned from the bees to have monarchs and subjects, and they learned from the spiders to have nets of justice. They learned from the ground squirrels to establish politeness, and they learned from the warring ants to deploy armies. The masses learn from the worthies, the worthies learn from the sages, and the sages learn from the myriad things.
* (specifically) honeybee
    蜂蜜 ― fēngmì ― honey
    From: 2021, 張天賦, lyrics by 林寶, Good Time
    tou$^4$ sang$^1$ cong$^1$, noi$^6$ leoi$^5$ hok$^6$ zung$^3$ faa$^1$, mat$^6$ wui$^5$ jyu$^6$ soeng$^5$ fung$^1$ [Jyutping]
    In the survival capsule, [you] learn to plant flowers, the honey will meet the bee
* swarm

#### Synonyms

* (honeybee):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蜜蜂, 蠟蜂 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蜜蜂 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蜂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蜜蜂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蜜蜂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蜜蜂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂子, 蜂兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 糖蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蜂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蜜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蜜, 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 糖蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂, 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 黃蜂 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蜜蜂 |
| Gan | Pengze | 蜂子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蜂子 |
| Gan | Jianning | 蜂兒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 糖蜂仔, 蜂仔, 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 禾蜂 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 黃蜂 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蜜子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蜜子 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 糖蜂, 黃蜂 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Changting | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 糖蜂子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 糖蜂子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 糖蜂子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔, 蜜蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 蜜蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 糖蜂, 蜂 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 糖蜂仔, 蜂仔, 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Hexingchang) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Yilong (Ma'an) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 黃蜂 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 糖蜂 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蜂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蜜蜂 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 蜜蠅兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蜜蜂, 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Handan | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 蜂兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 狐狸蜂 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蜂, 糖蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 蜂仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蜜蜂 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Miaoli (Houlong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蜂仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 糖蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 蜜蜂, 蜜仔 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 蜜仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 糖蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 糖蜂, 蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 糖蜂 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 糖蜂 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 糖蜂 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 蜂兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 蜂兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 蜜蜂 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 蜂 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 蜜蜂 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Xiuxiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蜂仔 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 糖蜂 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蜂仔 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 糖蜂 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蜂 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 蜂子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 蜂子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Changshu | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Liyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Yixing | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 蜂子 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 蜂 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 蜂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 蜂 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蜜蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蜜蜂 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蜜蜂 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蜜仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蜜哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蜜仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 蜜嘀 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 糖蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 糖蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 糖蜂 |

### Compounds

* 一窩蜂 / 一窝蜂 (yīwōfēng)
* 剔蠍撩蜂 / 剔蝎撩蜂
* 吐飯成蜂 / 吐饭成蜂
* 土蜂 (tǔfēng)
* 女王蜂
* 寄生蜂 (jìshēngfēng)
* 小蜂
* 山蜂
* 工蜂 (gōngfēng)
* 招蜂引蝶
* 捅馬蜂窩 / 捅马蜂窝 (tǒng mǎfēngwō)
* 採花蜂 / 采花蜂
* 掇蜂譖子 / 掇蜂谮子
* 撩蜂吃螫
* 撩蜂撥刺 / 撩蜂拨刺
* 浪蝶游蜂
* 浪蝶狂蜂
* 熊蜂 (xióngfēng)
* 狂蜂浪蝶 (kuángfēnglàngdié)
* 狼猛蜂毒
* 玄狐蜂
* 盜賊蜂起 / 盗贼蜂起
* 稷蜂社鼠
* 糖蜂仔 (Hakka)
* 細腰蜂 / 细腰蜂
* 胡蜂 (húfēng)
* 葉蜂 / 叶蜂 (yèfēng)
* 虎頭蜂 / 虎头蜂 (hǔtóufēng)
* 蛇口蜂針 / 蛇口蜂针
* 蜂仔 (Hakka)
* 蜂仔炮 (Min Nan)
* 蜂兒 / 蜂儿 (fēng'ér)
* 蜂出
* 蜂刺
* 蜂午並起 / 蜂午并起
* 蜂子 (fēngzi)
* 蜂屯蟻聚 / 蜂屯蚁聚
* 蜂岫 (Min Nan)
* 蜂巢 (fēngcháo)
* 蜂巢胃 (fēngcháowèi)
* 蜂房 (fēngfáng)
* 蜂擁 / 蜂拥 (fēngyōng)
* 蜂擁而上 / 蜂拥而上 (fēngyǒng'érshàng)
* 蜂擁而至 / 蜂拥而至 (fēngyǒng'érzhì)
* 蜂毒
* 蜂毒素 (fēngdúsù)
* 蜂毒肽
* 蜂湧 / 蜂涌
* 蜂湧而出 / 蜂涌而出
* 蜂準 / 蜂准
* 蜂炮
* 蜂王 (fēngwáng)
* 蜂王乳
* 蜂王漿 / 蜂王浆 (fēngwángjiāng)
* 蜂目豺聲 / 蜂目豺声 (fēngmùcháishēng)
* 蜂窩 / 蜂窝 (fēngwō)
* 蜂窩兒 / 蜂窝儿
* 蜂窩煤 / 蜂窝煤 (fēngwōméi)
* 蜂竇 / 蜂窦
* 蜂箱 (fēngxiāng)
* 蜂糕
* 蜂糖 (fēngtáng)
* 蜂群
* 蜂聚
* 蜂腰 (fēngyāo)
* 蜂腰削背
* 蜂膠 / 蜂胶 (fēngjiāo)
* 蜂舞
* 蜂蒙
* 蜂蜜 (fēngmì)
* 蜂蝦 / 蜂虾 (Min Nan)
* 蜂蠆有毒 / 蜂虿有毒
* 蜂蠟 / 蜂蜡 (fēnglà)
* 蜂衙
* 蜂起 (fēngqǐ)
* 蜂農 / 蜂农
* 蜂門 / 蜂门
* 蜂集
* 蜂響器 / 蜂响器
* 蜂鳥 / 蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo)
* 蜂鳴器 / 蜂鸣器
* 蜂黃 / 蜂黄
* 蜜蜂 (mìfēng)
* 蝶粉蜂黃 / 蝶粉蜂黄
* 螞蜂 / 蚂蜂 (mǎfēng)
* 螞蜂兒子 / 蚂蜂儿子
* 蟻聚蜂屯 / 蚁聚蜂屯
* 蠟蜂 / 蜡蜂 (làfēng)
* 角蜂
* 赤眼卵蜂
* 遊蜂戲蝶 / 游蜂戏蝶
* 遊蜂浪蝶 / 游蜂浪蝶
* 鋸蜂 / 锯蜂
* 長腳蜂 / 长脚蜂
* 隧蜂
* 雄蜂 (xióngfēng)
* 雌蜂
* 青蜂
* 養蜂 / 养蜂 (yǎngfēng)
* 馬蜂 / 马蜂 (mǎfēng)
* 鹽水蜂炮 / 盐水蜂炮
* 麇集蜂萃
* 黃蜂 / 黄蜂 (huángfēng)

### Descendants

* → Proto-Southwestern Tai: *pʰɤŋꟲ (“bee; beeswax”)
** Ahom: 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ)
** Lao: ເຜິ້ງ (phœng, “bee”)
** Lü: ᦕᦹᧂᧉ (ṗhueng²)
** Shan: ၽိုင်ႈ (phūeng, “bee”)
** Thai: ผึ้ง (pʉ̂ng, “bee”)

### References

* “蜂”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* bee, wasp, hornet

#### Readings

* Go-on: ふ (fu)、ふう (fū)
* Kan-on: ほう (hō, Jōyō)
* Kun: はち (hachi, 蜂, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 蜂窩(ほうか) (hōka)
* 蜂(ほう)起(き) (hōki): rebellion, uprising, revolt
* 養蜂(ようほう) (yōhō, “beekeeping, apiculture”)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 蜂
* はち Grade: S
* kun'yomi
/pati/ → /fati/ → /fat͡ɕi/ → /hat͡ɕi/
From Old Japanese. First cited to the Kojiki of 712 CE with the logographic spelling 蜂. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *pati.
Compare Korean 벌 (beol, “bee, wasp, hornet”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) はち [hàchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ha̠t͡ɕi]

### Noun

蜂(はち) or 蜂(ハチ) • (hachi)
* [from 712] a bee, a wasp, a hornet or the like
** 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō:蜂〈𧍙附〉 説文云蜂蠆〈峰帯二音 和名波知〉螫人虫也 四声字苑云𧍙〈音范〉蜂子也Bee (also 𧍙), has been said it is some kind of scorpion (The two characters are read [in Chinese as] futai; the Japanese pronunciation is fati). [The bee] stings people, insects, etc. (The four characters are read [in Chinese as] syau-zi-won-un). Also called 𧍙 (read [in Chinese as bon]) and FUSI.
* [from 1892] (slang, used by criminals) a window
* [from 1915] (slang, used by criminals) a police officer

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

#### Derived terms

* 蜂(ハチ)角(ク)鷹(マ) (hachikuma), 蜂熊(ハチクマ) (hachikuma)
* 蜂鳥(ハチドリ) (hachidori, “hummingbird”)
* 蜂蜜(はちみつ) (hachimitsu, “honey”)
* 穴蜂(アナバチ) (anabachi)
* 虻蜂(あぶばち) (abubachi)
* 小繭蜂(コマユバチ) (komayubachi)
* 熊蜂(クマバチ) (kumabachi)
* 雀(スズメ)蜂(バチ) (suzumebachi), 胡(スズメ)蜂(バチ) (suzumebachi, “yellow jacket”)
* 似我蜂(ジガバチ) (jigabachi)
* 女王蜂(じょおうばち) (jōubachi)
* 泥蜂(ドロバチ) (dorobachi)
* 花(ハナ)蜂(バチ) (hanabachi, “bee”, more specifically)
* 姫蜂(ヒメバチ) (himebachi)
* 鼈甲蜂(ベッコウバチ) (bekkōbachi)
* 蜜(ミツ)蜂(バチ) (mitsubachi, “honeybee”)

### References

* 1 2 Omodaka, Hisataka (1967) 時代別国語大辞典 上代編 [The dictionary of historical Japanese: Old Japanese] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN, pages 572-573
* 1 2 3 “はち 【蜂】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蜂 (MC phjowng).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 포ᇰ (Yale: phwòng) | 포ᇰ (Yale: phwòng) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 벌〯 (Yale: pěl) | 보ᇰ (Yale: pwòng) |

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [po̞ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [봉]

### Hanja

Wikisource 蜂 (eumhun 벌 봉 (beol bong))
* hanja form of 봉 (“bee”) [affix]

#### Compounds

* 밀봉 (蜜蜂, milbong)
* 봉기 (蜂起, bonggi)
* 봉밀 (蜂蜜, bongmil)
* 봉왕 (蜂王, bong'wang)
* 양봉 (養蜂, yangbong)
* 황봉 (黃蜂, hwangbong)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* bee; wasp; hornet

#### Readings

* Kun: はちゃー (hachā, 蜂)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 蜂
* はちゃー Grade: S
* kun'yomi
Cognate with Japanese 蜂 (hachi, “bee”).

### Noun

蜂(はちゃー) (hachā)
* bee; wasp; hornet

### References

* “はちゃー【蜂】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

蜂: Hán Việt readings: phong
蜂: Nôm readings: ong
* Nôm form of ong (“honey”).