| spider | Spanish fly; grain-eating grub | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (蛛蝥) |
蛛 | 蝥 | |
| alternative forms | 鼄蝥／𬹣蝥 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蛛 | 蝥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟輸切 | 武夫切 |
| Baxter | trju | mju |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʈɨo/ | /mɨo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈio/ | /mio/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȶio/ | /mio/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈuə̆/ | /muə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȶio/ | /mio/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȶĭu/ | /mĭu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȶi̯u/ | /mi̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhū | wú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zyu1 | mou4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 蛛 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ trju › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tro/ |
| English | *tre-tro spider |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蛛 | 蝥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/4 |
| No. | 17564 | 8847 |
| Phonetic component |
朱 | 矛 |
| Rime group |
侯 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
株 | 無 |
| Old Chinese |
/*to/ | /*mo/ |
| Notes | 說文同鼄 | 見爾雅 |