蟪

蟪 · huì

a kind of cicada

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
huì
Cantonese
wai6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a kind of cicada

Dictionary definitions & readings

蟪 huì · used in 蟪蛄 huì gū

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42890.010:huì Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0504.130:huì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
149.230:huì Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
huì粵wai6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケイ エ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
胡桂 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
LIJIP Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5513.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1097.250 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
373.49 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0533e Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+87EA
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6336

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
蟪
Strokes
18
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

18 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
hwejH · 胡桂 · 蟹合四去齊匣 · #2375

PHONO-ML, source line 13660; 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
1198.503
kDaeJaweon
1562.060
kGSR
0533e
kHanYu
42890.010
kIRGDaeJaweon
1562.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42890.010
kIRGKangXi
1097.250
kKangXi
1097.250
kMatthews
2341
kMorohashi
33610
kSBGY
373.49
kSMSZD2003Index
621.11
kCangjie
LIJIP
kFourCornerCode
5513.3
kMojiJoho
MJ023733
kPhonetic
1437
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
CT
kIRG_GSource
G0-7333
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F0C0
kIRG_JSource
J14-7777
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-72B7
kIRG_KSource
K2-5D46
kIRG_TSource
T2-632C
kRSUnicode
142.12
kTotalStrokes
18
kBigFive
F0C0
kCCCII
232C34
kCNS1986
2-632C
kCNS1992
2-632C
kEACC
232C34
kGB0
8319
kGB1
8319
kJIS0213
2,87,87
kJis1
5964
kMainlandTelegraph
5844
kTGH
2013:6336
kTaiwanTelegraph
5844
kXerox
306:273
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+18628+142.6.12
kCantonese
wai6
kDefinition
a kind of cicada
kFanqie
胡桂
kHanyuPinyin
42890.010:huì
kJapanese
ケイ エ
kJapaneseKun
TSUKUTSUKUBOUSHI
kJapaneseOn
KEI E
kMandarin
huì
kSMSZD2003Readings
huì粵wai6
kTGHZ2013
149.230:huì
kTang
huek
kXHC1983
0504.130:huì

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
3dictionary records using 蟪0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
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Shape description
虫 beside 惠 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰虫惠$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫惠$(GHTJKP)

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