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蟻

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See also: 蚁
蟻 U+87FB, 蟻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87FB
← 蟺
[U+87FA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蟼 →
[U+87FC]

Translingual

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Stroke order

Han character

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蟻 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿土戈 (LITGI), four-corner 58153, composition ⿰虫義)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1099, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33672
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1563, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2898, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+87FB

Chinese

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trad. 蟻
simp. 蚁
alternative forms 螘／𰲹
蛾

Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (我) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
莪 *ŋaːl
哦 *ŋaːl
娥 *ŋaːl
峨 *ŋaːl
峩 *ŋaːl
鵝 *ŋaːl
俄 *ŋaːl
蛾 *ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ
睋 *ŋaːl
涐 *ŋaːl
誐 *ŋaːl
硪 *ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ
我 *ŋaːlʔ
騀 *ŋaːlʔ
餓 *ŋaːls
義 *ŋrals
儀 *ŋral
轙 *ŋral, *ŋralʔ
檥 *ŋral, *ŋralʔ
蟻 *ŋralʔ
艤 *ŋralʔ
礒 *ŋralʔ
羛 *ŋralʔ, *hŋral
議 *ŋrals
犧 *hŋral
曦 *hŋral
羲 *hŋral

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋralʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 義 (OC *ŋrals).

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/p/s-rwak.

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • Meixian:
    • ni1 - vernacular;
    • ngi4 - literary.
Note:
  • hiā/hiǎ - vernacular;
  • gí - literary.
Rime
Character 蟻
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 支 (13)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 魚倚切
Baxter ngjeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋˠiᴇX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋᵚiɛX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋiɛX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋjiə̆X/
Li
Rong 		/ŋjeX/
Wang
Li 		/ŋǐeX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ŋie̯X/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yǐ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ji5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 蟻
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yǐ
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ngjeX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*m-qʰ(r)ajʔ/
English ant

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 蟻
Reading # 1/1
No. 13049
Phonetic
component 		我
Rime
group 		歌
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		螘
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋralʔ/
Notes 同螘本作蛾此見孫子

Definitions

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蟻

  1. ant (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
  2. (literary) foam or sediment in wine; lees
  3. (literary) humble; inconsiderable
  4. (literary) black
  5. (literary) in an assembled manner
  6. a surname

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of 螞蟻 (“ant”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 蟻, 螞蟻
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 螞蟻
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 螞蟻
Taiwan 螞蟻
Ulanhot 螞蟻
Tongliao 螞蟻
Chifeng 螞蟻
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 螞蟻
Harbin 螞蟻
Shenyang 螞蟻
Malaysia 螞蟻
Singapore 螞蟻
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 螞蟻
Jinan 螞蟻, 米蛘
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 蟣螞蛘子, 螞蟣蛘子
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 螞蟻
Wanrong 螞螞蚍蜉
Zhengzhou 螞蟻
Xi'an 螞蟻
Xining 螞蟻蟲兒
Xuzhou 螞蟻
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 螞蟻
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 螞蟻蟲子
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 螞蟻
Bayanhot 螞蟻
Lanzhou 螞蟻蟲兒
Ürümqi 螞蟻
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 螞蟻兒, 螞蟻子
Wuhan 螞蟻, 螞印子, 螞燕子
Guiyang 螞蟻
Kunming 螞蟻
Guilin 螞蟻
Liuzhou 螞蟻
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 螞蟻
Yangzhou 螞蟻
Hefei 螞蟻
Cantonese Guangzhou 蟻
Hong Kong 蟻, 螞蟻
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 蟻
Macau 蟻
Taishan 蟻
Dongguan 蟻
Yangjiang 蟻
Xinyi 蟻
Wuchuan (Wuyang) 蟻
Beihai 蟻仔
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 蟻
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 蟻
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 蟻
Danzhou 蟻仔
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 蟻
Penang (Guangfu) 蟻
Singapore (Guangfu) 蟻
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 蟻
Móng Cái 蟻
Gan Nanchang 螞蟻, 螞印子
Lichuan 螞蟻
Pingxiang 螞蟻子
Hakka Meixian 蟻公, 蟻仔
Xingning 咪公
Huiyang 蟻子
Huidong (Daling) 蟻
Dongguan (Qingxi) 蟻
Wuhua (Huacheng) 蟻公
Heyuan (Bendihua) 蟻
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 蟻公
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 蟻公
Liannan 蟻公
Jiexi 蟻公
Luhe 蟻仔
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 蟻子
Changting 蟻公
Wuping 蟻公
Wuping (Yanqian) 蟻公
Wuping (Pingyu) 蟻公
Liancheng 蟻公
Ninghua 蟻公, 蟻子
Yudu 螞蟻
Ningdu 蟻公
Ruijin 蟻公子, 螞蟻
Shicheng 蟻公
Shangyou (Shexi) 螞蟻
Tonggu (Sandu) 蟻公
Ganzhou (Panlong) 螞蟻
Dayu 螞蟻
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 蟻公
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 蟻公
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 蟻公
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 蟻公
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 蟻仔, 蟻公
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 蟻子
Hong Kong 蟻公, 蟻子
Mengshan (Xihe) 蟻公
Luchuan 蟻
Sabah (Longchuan) 螞蟻, 蟻公
Senai (Huiyang) 蟻
Singkawang 蟻, 蟻公
Huizhou Jixi 螞蟻
Shexian 螞蟻
Huangshan (Tunxi) 螞蟻
Xiuning 螞蟻
Qimen 螞蟻
Wuyuan 螞蟻
Fuliang 螞蟻
Dexing 螞蟻
Jingde 王眼的
Jin Taiyuan 螞蚍蜉, 螞蚍蜉兒, 螞蟻
Pingyao 螞蚍蜉
Xinzhou 螞蚍蜉
Taibus (Baochang) 螞蟻
Linhe 螞蟻
Jining 螞蟻
Hohhot 螞蟻官兒
Baotou 螞蟻
Dongsheng 螞蟻
Haibowan 螞蟻
Northern Min Jian'ou 蟻稚仔
Songxi 蟻蠍嫲
Zhenghe 真蟻仔
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 宗蟻仔
Jianyang 蟻仔
Wuyishan 蟻仔
Pucheng (Shibei) 蟻仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 紅蟻
Fuzhou (Changle) 黃蟻
Fuqing 黃蟻, 紅蟻
Yongtai 黃蟻
Gutian 蟻
Fu'an 蟻
Ningde 黃蟻
Shouning 蟻
Zhouning 蟻
Fuding 蟻
Matsu 黃蟻
Southern Min Xiamen 狗蟻
Xiamen (Tong'an) 狗蟻
Quanzhou 狗蟻
Yongchun 蟻
Dehua 草蟻
Zhangzhou 狗蟻
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 狗蟻
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 狗蟻仔
Hua'an 狗蟻
Nanjing 狗蟻
Pinghe 狗蟻
Zhangpu 狗蟻
Zhao'an 狗蟻
Dongshan 狗蟻
Taipei 狗蟻
New Taipei (Sanxia) 狗蟻
Kaohsiung 狗蟻
Yilan 狗蟻
Changhua (Lukang) 狗蟻
Taichung 狗蟻
Taichung (Wuqi) 狗蟻
Tainan 狗蟻
Taitung 狗蟻
Hsinchu 狗蟻
Kinmen 狗蟻
Penghu (Magong) 狗蟻
Penang (Hokkien) 蟻
Singapore (Hokkien) 狗蟻
Manila (Hokkien) 狗蟻, 蟻
Medan (Hokkien) 狗蟻
Longyan 蟻翁
Zhangping 蟻
Zhangping (Yongfu) 蟻
Datian 蟻
Chaozhou 蟻
Shantou 蟻
Shantou (Chenghai) 蟻
Jieyang 蟻, 狗蟻
Haifeng 狗蟻
Bangkok (Teochew) 溝蟻
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 蟻
Singapore (Teochew) 蟻
Pontianak (Teochew) 蟻
Leizhou 蟻
Wenchang 蟻
Haikou 蟻
Singapore (Hainanese) 蟻
Puxian Min Putian 蟻婆
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 蟻婆
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 蟻婆
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 蟻婆
Xianyou 蟻蟻公, 蟻婆, 蟻公
Xianyou (Fengting) 蟻, 蟻婆
Xianyou (Youyang) 蟻, 蟻婆
Fuding (Aoyao) 蟻
Central Min Yong'an 蟻
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 螞蟻
Shehua Fu'an 黃蟻
Fuding 黃蟻
Luoyuan 黃蟻
Sanming 蟻
Shunchang 蟻
Hua'an 蟻
Guixi (Zhangping) 蟻
Cangnan 黃蟻
Jingning (Hexi) 蟻
Lishui 蟻
Longyou 蟻
Chaozhou 蟻
Fengshun 蟻仔
Wu Shanghai 螞蟻
Shanghai (Chongming) 螞蟻
Suzhou 螞米, 螞蟻
Wuxi 螞米
Danyang 螞米
Hangzhou 螞蟻, 螞米
Ningbo 螞粉, 螞轟, 螞蟻
Wenzhou 火蟻
Jinhua 戽我, 螞蟻
Xiang Changsha 螞蟻子, 螞蟻
Loudi 螞蟻子, 螞蟻
Shuangfeng 螞蟻子

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. ant

Readings

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  • Go-on: ぎ (gi)
  • Kan-on: ぎ (gi)
  • Kun: あり (ari, 蟻)、ありのこ (arinoko, 蟻)

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
蟻
あり
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Unknown. From Old Japanese, but the ultimate derivation remains a mystery. There are potentially interesting similarities to Korean 아리 (ari, “leg”) and 아래 (arae, “below, beneath”), but evidence is lacking.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蟻(あり) or 蟻(アリ) • (ari) 

  1. ant
Usage notes
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  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アリ.
Idioms
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Idioms
Derived terms
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
蟻
ぎ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 蟻 (MC ngjeX). Compare modern Cantonese reading ngai5.

Pronunciation

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Affix

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蟻(ぎ) • (gi) 

  1. ant
Usage notes
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  • This reading is only found in compounds. When the character is used on its own, it is always read as the kun'yomi of ari.
Derived terms
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Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
蟻
ありのこ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蟻の子

Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 子 (ko, “child; small thing”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蟻(ありのこ) • (arinoko) 

  1. (obsolete) an ant, particularly one without wings
    • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, page 161:
      蚊蟻 上可 下音疑 訓安利乃古
      Ant. The Japanese reading above is ka; the other reading in Chinese is gi; the Japanese reading for these characters is ari-no-ko.
      [2]
  2. (obsolete) an ant egg or larva
Usage notes
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  • The spelling of 蟻 for ari no ko is generally only seen in old texts. In modern Japanese, this term is much more commonly spelled as 蟻の子.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Unknown (794) Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.

Kikai

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蟻(あーにー) (ānī) 

  1. ant

Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 蟻 (MC ngjeX).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 ᅌᅴᆼ〯 (Yale: ngǔy)
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun) Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[1] 가야미〮 (Yale: kàyàmí) 의〯 (Yale: ǔy)

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

蟻 (eumhun 개미 의 (gaemi ui))

  1. hanja form? of 의 (“ant”)

Compounds

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Compounds

References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Northern Amami Ōshima

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).

Noun

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蟻(あみ) (ami) 

  1. ant

Okinawan

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蟻(あい) (ai) 

  1. ant

Compounds

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Okinoerabu

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蟻(あに) (ani) 

  1. ant

Southern Amami Ōshima

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).

Noun

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蟻(あみ) (ami) 

  1. ant

Vietnamese

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Han character

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蟻: Hán Nôm readings: nghĩ, nghị

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Yonaguni

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Kanji

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蟻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蟻(あや) (aya) 

  1. ant
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