蚆

蚆 · bā

a kind of shell

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
bā
Cantonese
baa1
Definition source
CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

a kind of shell

Dictionary definitions & readings

蚆 bā · a kind of shell

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42841.040:bā Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
006.110:bā Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ハ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
普巴 伯加 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
LIAU Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5711.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1077.140 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
167.20 167.38 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8686
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
10
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6994

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
phae · 普巴 · 假開二平麻滂 · #780
Middle Chinese
pae · 伯加 · 假開二平麻幫 · #782

PHONO-ML, source line 6287; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1187.502
kDaeJaweon
1546.120
kHanYu
42841.040
kIRGDaeJaweon
1546.120
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42841.040
kIRGKangXi
1077.140
kKangXi
1077.140
kMorohashi
32845
kSBGY
167.20 167.38
kCangjie
LIAU
kFourCornerCode
5711.7
kMojiJoho
MJ023335
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G5-6079
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D3C1
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-023335
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7133
kIRG_KSource
K2-5B45
kIRG_TSource
T2-3263
kRSUnicode
142.4
kTotalStrokes
10
kBigFive
D3C1
kCCCII
232934
kCNS1986
2-3263
kCNS1992
2-3263
kGB5
6489
kTGH
2013:6994
kCantonese
baa1
kFanqie
普巴 伯加
kHanyuPinyin
42841.040:bā
kJapanese
ハ
kMandarin
bā
kTGHZ2013
006.110:bā

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 蚆0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
虫 beside 巴 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰虫巴$(GHTKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫巴$(GHTKP)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.