# 虺

| 虺 | U+867A, &#34426; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-867A |
| ← 虹 [U+8679] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 虻 → [U+867B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

虺 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一山中一戈 (MULMI), four-corner 1521$_3$, composition ⿺兀虫)

#### Derived characters

* 𣸀, 𩄁

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1077, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32833
* Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 26
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2834, character 15
* Unihan data for U+867A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 虺
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 虺 | *hŋuːl, *hŋruːl, *hŋlulʔ |
| 豗 | *hŋuːl |
| 鼿 | *hŋuːl, *ŋuːd |
| 虫 | *hŋlulʔ |
| 髡 | *ŋ̊ʰuːn |
| 軏 | *ŋod, *ŋuːd |
| 扤 | *ŋod, *ŋuːd |
| 兀 | *ŋuːd |
| 杌 | *ŋuːd |
| 屼 | *ŋuːd |
| 矹 | *ŋluːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *hŋuːl, *hŋruːl, *hŋlulʔ): phonetic 兀 (OC *ŋuːd) + semantic 虫.

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”). Cognate with Tibetan སྦྲུལ (sbrul), Japhug qapri, Chepang रु (ru), Burmese မြွေ (mrwe), S'gaw Karen ဂုၢ် (ghu̱).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huǐ (hui$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): húi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hui$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huěi
*** Wade–Giles: hui$^3$
*** Yale: hwěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoei
*** Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wai$^2$
*** Yale: wái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐi̯³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: húi
*** Tâi-lô: huí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: huie
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hui⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hui⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hui⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hui$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: húi
*** Sinological IPA : /hui⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: xjw+jX
Rime :
| Character | 虺 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 許偉切 |
| Baxter | xjw+jX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hʉi$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hʷɨi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xiuəi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /huj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /xiuəi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /xĭwəi$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xwe̯i$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | huǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fai$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r̥]u[j]ʔ/, /*r̥u[j]ʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*hŋlulʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 虺 | 虺 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | huǐ | huǐ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xjwɨj$^X$ › | ‹ xjwɨj$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[r̥]u[j]ʔ/ (W dialect: *r̥- > MC x-) | /*r̥u[j]ʔ/ (W dialect: *r̥- > MC x-) |
| English | snake-brood | sound of thunder |
| 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 | 虺 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 13193 |
| Phonetic component | 兀 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 虺 |
| Old Chinese | /*hŋlulʔ/ |

#### Definitions

虺
* (Chinese mythology) a kind of venomous snake
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Jí mèng wéi hé, Wéi xióng wéi pí, Wéi huǐ wéi shé. [Pinyin]
    What dreams are lucky? They have been about black bears and brown bears, They have been about asps and adders.
** 1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 創世記 [Genesis] 49:17:
       Dàn bì zuò dào shang de shé, lù zhōng de huǐ, yǎoshāng mǎtí, shǐ qímǎ de zhuìluò yú hòu. [Pinyin]
       Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward. [World English Bible]
* (Waxiang) snake

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蛇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛇 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蛇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蛇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蛇, 長蟲, 大蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蛇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蛇 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 長蟲, 蛇 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蛇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蛇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 長蟲, 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蛇, 梭老二, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蛇, 螂雞兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 老蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 老梭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蛇, 溜子 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蛇兒, 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蛇 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蛇 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蛇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 蛇哥哩 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Jiexi (Huizhai) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu | 溜哥, 蛇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蛇哥, 蛇 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 蛇哥 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 蛇 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蛇 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 蛇 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蛇 |
| Jin | Datong | 蛇, 皮條 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蛇 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蛇 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蛇 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Jining | 蛇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蛇 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蛇 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蛇 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蛇 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蛇 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 長蟲 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Handan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蛇 |
| Jin | Suide | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老蛇, 蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 老蛇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大蛇, 蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 大蛇, 蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 老蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 老蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大蛇, 老蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 大蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 大蛇, 老蛇 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蛇 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蛇 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蛇 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蛇 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 老蛇 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蛇 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 虺 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 虺 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Baisha) | 虺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蛇, 水蛇 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蛇 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蛇 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蛇 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蛇 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蛇 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蛇 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蛇 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蛇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蛇, 溜子, 臭溜子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 蛇 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蛇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蛇, 溜子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蛇 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蛇 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 蛇呱 |

#### Compounds

* 夢虺 / 梦虺
* 王虺
* 虺虺
* 虺蛇入夢 / 虺蛇入梦
* 虺蜴
* 虺蜮 (huǐyù)
* 虺豺 (huǐchái)
* 蟠虺紋 / 蟠虺纹 (pánhuǐwén)
* 養虺成蛇 / 养虺成蛇

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huī (hui$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fui$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huī
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huei
*** Wade–Giles: hui$^1$
*** Yale: hwēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huei
*** Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fui$^1$
*** Yale: fūi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fui$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuːi̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe
*** Tâi-lô: hue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: xweaj, xwoj
Rime :
| Character | 虺 | 虺 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 皆 (34) | 灰 (42) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | II | I |
| Fanqie | 呼懷切 | 呼恢切 |
| Baxter | xweaj | xwoj |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hˠuɛi/ | /huʌi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hʷᵚæi/ | /huoi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xuɐi/ | /xuɒi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hwəɨj/ | /hwəj/ |
| Li Rong | /xuɛi/ | /xuᴀi/ |
| Wang Li | /xwɐi/ | /xuɒi/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xwăi/ | /xuɑ̆i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | huāi | huī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | faai$^1$ | fui$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r̥]ˤu[j]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*hŋuːl/, /*hŋruːl/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 虺 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | huī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xwoj › |
| Old Chinese | /*[r̥]ˁu[j]/ (W dialect: *r̥- > MC x-) |
| English | exhausted, weary |
| 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 | 虺 | 虺 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 |
| No. | 13189 | 13192 |
| Phonetic component | 兀 | 兀 |
| Rime group | 微 | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 灰 | 虺 |
| Old Chinese | /*hŋuːl/ | /*hŋruːl/ |

#### Definitions

虺
* Used in 虺隤／虺𬯎 (“sick; ambitionless”).

#### Compounds

* 虺尵
* 虺穨 / 虺颓
* 虺隤 / 虺𬯎
* 虺頽 / 虺颓

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B04215
* “虺”, 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

(Hyōgai kanji)
* large poisonous snake

#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)
* Kan-on: き (ki)
* Kun: まむし (mamushi, 虺)

#### Alternative forms

* (ancient form) 虫

## Korean
### Hanja

虺 • (hwe) (hangeul 훼, revised hwe, McCune–Reischauer hwe, Yale hwey)
* viper
* big snake

## Vietnamese
### Han character

虺: Hán Nôm readings: hủy/huỷ
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