蚵

蚵	U+86B5, 蚵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-86B5

← 蚴
[U+86B4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蚶 →
[U+86B6]

Translingual

Han character

蚵 (radical 142 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一弓口 (LIMNR), four-corner 5112₀, composition ⿰虫可)

References

KangXi: page 1079, character 21

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32924

Dae Jaweon: page 1548, character 6

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2842, character 4

Unihan data for U+86B5

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (可) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
砢	*ɡ·raːlʔ
柯	*kaːl
菏	kaːl, ɡaːl
牁	*kaːl
滒	*kaːl
哥	*kaːl
歌	*kaːl
謌	*kaːl
鴚	*kaːl
哿	*kaːlʔ
舸	*kaːlʔ
笴	kaːlʔ, kaːnʔ
軻	kʰaːl, kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls
珂	*kʰaːl
可	*kʰaːlʔ
岢	*kʰaːlʔ
坷	kʰaːlʔ, kʰaːls
蚵	kʰaːls, ɡaːl
呵	qʰaːl, qʰaːls
訶	*qʰaːl
抲	*qʰaːl
荷	qʰaːls, ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ
何	ɡaːl, ɡaːlʔ
河	*ɡaːl
苛	*ɡaːl
魺	*ɡaːl
袔	*ɡaːls
阿	*qaːl
妸	qaːl, qaːlʔ
疴	qaːl, kʰraːls
鈳	*qaːl
娿	qaːl, qaːlʔ
痾	*qaːl
跒	*kʰraːlʔ
閜	*qʰraːlʔ

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		蚵
alt. forms		蠔／蚝

Cognate with 蠔／蚝 (“oyster”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kè, é (ke⁴, e²)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ò
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): ô

(Teochew, Peng'im): o⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: kè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
  - Wade–Giles: k'o⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: é
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
  - Wade–Giles: o²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴
  - Yale: hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ò
  - Hakka Romanization System: oˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o²
  - IPA: /o¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô
  - Tâi-lô: ô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /o²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /o¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
  - IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵/

Definitions

蚵

(Min Nan, Hakka, Taiwanese Mandarin) oyster

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 牡蠣 (“oyster”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠣、蠔、牡蠣、牡蛤、蠣蛤、古賁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牡蠣
Taxonomic name		牡蠣
Mandarin	Beijing	牡蠣
	Taiwan	牡蠣、蚵仔、蚵
	Muping	海蠣子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠔
	Hong Kong	蠔
	Dongguan	蠔
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蚵仔
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	蚵仔
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	蚵仔
	Dongshi (Dabu)	蚵
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	蚵仔
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	蚵
Min Dong	Fuzhou	蠣
	Fuqing	蠣
	Matsu	蠣
Min Nan	Xiamen	蚵仔、蚵
	Quanzhou	蚵仔、蚵
	Zhangzhou	蚵仔、蚵
	Taipei	蚵仔
	Kaohsiung	蚵仔
	Tainan	蚵仔
	Taichung	蚵仔
	Hsinchu	蚵仔
	Lukang	蚵仔
	Sanxia	蚵
	Yilan	蚵仔
	Kinmen	蚵
	Magong	蚵
	Penang	蚵
	Philippines (Manila)	蚵仔
	Chaozhou	蠔
	Haifeng	蠔
	Leizhou	蠔
Puxian Min	Putian	蚮
Puxian Min	Xianyou	蚮、蠔
Wu	Wenzhou	蠣膏
Wu	Ningbo	蠣黃

Compounds

蚵仔 (kèzǐ)
蚵仔煎 (kèzǐjiān)

蚵仔麵線／蚵仔面线

青蚵

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kè, kē (ke⁴, ke¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄎㄜ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: kè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
  - Wade–Giles: k'o⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: kē
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
  - Wade–Giles: k'o¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kʰɑ^H/▼

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口箇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰa^H/
Li Rong	/kʰɑ^H/
Wang Li	/kʰɑ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰɑ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kè

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
No.	7452
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	坷
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːls/
Notes	引爾雅，今本作何

Definitions

蚵

Only used in 屎蚵蜋.

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kè (ke⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
  - Wade–Giles: k'o⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴
  - Yale: hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: /kʰɑ^H/▼

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口箇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰa^H/
Li Rong	/kʰɑ^H/
Wang Li	/kʰɑ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰɑ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kè

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
No.	7452
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	坷
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːls/
Notes	引爾雅，今本作何

Definitions

蚵

Only used in 螪蚵.

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		蚵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hé (he²)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴
Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): o⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
  - Wade–Giles: ho²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴
  - Yale: hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ô
  - IPA ^(key): /o⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ɦɑ/▼

Rime
Character	蚵
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	胡歌切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚵
Reading #	2/2
No.	7461
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	何
Old Chinese	/*ɡaːl/

Definitions

蚵

Only used in 蚵蚾 and 蚵蠪.

References

“臺灣閩南語按呢寫 (Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gí Án-ne Siá) #448”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan], Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji

蚵

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): か (ka), が (ga)

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