| many; numerous; swarming | animal; insect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (昆蟲) | 昆 | 蟲 | |
| simp. (昆虫) | 昆 | 虫 | |
| variant forms | 䖵蟲／䖵虫 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 昆 | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 魂 (55) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 古渾切 | 直弓切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kuən/ | /ɖɨuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kuon/ | /ɖiuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kuən/ | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kwən/ | /ɖuwŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/kuən/ | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/kuən/ | /ȡĭuŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kuən/ | /ȡʱi̯uŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
gūn | chóng |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 昆 | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kūn | chóng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kwon › | ‹ drjuwng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[k]ˁu[n]/ | /*C.lruŋ/ |
| English | elder brother | insect |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 昆 | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 7519 | 1506 |
| Phonetic component |
昆 | 蟲 |
| Rime group |
文 | 終 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
昆 | 蟲 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kuːn/ | /*l'uŋ/ |
| Notes | 金文象日下二人比肩同作， 造意同眾而省文， 如夕月異語共義轉註例 |
後省作蟲已見漢簡 |
昆蟲