蝤

蝤 · qiú / yóu

grub, maggot; Scylla serrata, swimming crab

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
qiú · yóu
Cantonese
cau4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

grub, maggot; Scylla serrata, swimming crab

Dictionary definitions & readings

蝤 qiú · used in 蝤蠐 qiú qí

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42873.070:qiú,jiū,yóu Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0939.140:qiú 1397.040:yóu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
306.190:qiú 444.050:yóu Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
qiú粵cau4 jiū粵zau1 yóu粵jau4 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
シュウ ユウ ジュ ユ ソウ ゾウ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
유:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
即由 自秋 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
LITCW Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5816.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1090.100 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
205.25 205.39 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1096n Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8764
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7775

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

15 strokes
蝤
Strokes
15
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

15 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsjuw · 即由 · 流開三平尤精 · #992
Middle Chinese
dzjuw · 自秋 · 流開三平尤從 · #993

PHONO-ML, source line 7844; 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
1194.411
kDaeJaweon
1556.070
kGSR
1096n
kHanYu
42873.070
kIRGDaeJaweon
1556.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42873.070
kIRGKangXi
1090.100
kKangXi
1090.100
kMorohashi
33293
kSBGY
205.25 205.39
kSMSZD2003Index
616.12
kCangjie
LITCW
kFourCornerCode
5816.1
kMojiJoho
MJ023585
kPhonetic
1513A
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-7278
kIRG_HSource
HB2-E7A3
kIRG_JSource
J14-7760
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7220
kIRG_KSource
K1-697D
kIRG_TSource
T2-536A
kRSUnicode
142.9
kTotalStrokes
15
kBigFive
E7A3
kCCCII
232A71
kCNS1986
2-536A
kCNS1992
2-536A
kEACC
232A71
kGB0
8288
kGB1
8288
kJIS0213
2,87,64
kJis1
5918
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
9230
kTGH
2013:7775
kTaiwanTelegraph
5813
kXerox
306:256
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+18606+142.6.9
kCantonese
cau4
kDefinition
grub, maggot; Scylla serrata, swimming crab
kFanqie
即由 自秋
kHangul
유:1N
kHanyuPinyin
42873.070:qiú,jiū,yóu
kJapanese
シュウ ユウ ジュ ユ ソウ ゾウ
kJapaneseKun
KIKUIMUSHI
kJapaneseOn
SHUU JU YOU YO
kKorean
YU
kMandarin
qiú
kSMSZD2003Readings
qiú粵cau4 jiū粵zau1 yóu粵jau4
kTGHZ2013
306.190:qiú 444.050:yóu
kXHC1983
0939.140:qiú 1397.040:yóu

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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2dictionary records using 蝤0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫酋$(GHTJKP)

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