蜑

Han character

蜑 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 弓一中一戈 (NMLMI), four-corner 1113₆, composition ⿱延虫)

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'aːnʔ) : phonetic 延 (OC *lan, *lans) + semantic 虫 (“snake”).

Compare 閩／闽 (“Min”).

Pronunciation

Definitions

蜑

1. the Tanka people of southern China and Vietnam

   See also: 蜑家

   • 欽民有五種……五曰蜑人，以舟為室，浮海而生，語似福、廣，雜以廣東、西之音。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     钦民有五种……五曰蜑人，以舟为室，浮海而生，语似福、广，杂以广东、西之音。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhou Qufei, Representative Answers from the Region beyond the Mountains, 12^th century CE

     Qīn mín yǒu wǔ zhǒng...... Wǔ yuē dàn rén, yǐ zhōu wéi shì, fú hǎi ér shēng, yǔ sì Fú, Guǎng, zá yǐ Guǎngdōng, xī zhī yīn. [Pinyin]

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2. Alternative form of 蛋 (dàn, “egg”)

Compounds

Kanji

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Hanja

蜑 (eum 단 (dan))

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