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vulgar

HSK 10
Nature →Animals
wei
イ
はりねずみ
위
Components
Traditional (蝟)
虫 insects+ 胃 stomach =
蝟 vulgar
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
animal
胃 Phonetic component
wèi stomach
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Simplified (猬)
犭 dog (side)+ 胃 stomach =
猬 vulgar
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
animal
胃 Phonetic component
wèi stomach
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
猬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
猬 / 蝟 [wèi]
hedgehog (family Erinaceidae)
Japanese
針鼠 、 針ねずみ 、 蝟 はりねずみ 、 ハリネズミ 同音
noun usually kana hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
刺猬 [cì​wei] #29,724
hedgehog
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
蝟集 [いしゅう] #74,038
swarm
針鼠 [はりねずみ] #75,865
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)