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蛰
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hibernate

HSK 10
Abstract →Time
zhé
チツ、チュウ
ちっ.する、かく.れる
칩
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 執 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蟄)
虫 insects+ 執 clench =
蟄 hibernate
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
執 Phonetic component
clench
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Simplified (蛰)
虫 insects+ 执 hold in hand =
蛰 to hibernate
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
执 Phonetic component
zhí hold in hand
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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 Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蛰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛰 / 蟄 [zhé]
to hibernate
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
蛰伏 [zhé​fú] #36,592
hibernation
惊蛰 [Jīng​zhé] #44,170
Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March
蛰居 [zhé​jū] #58,806
to live in seclusion
蛰虫 [zhé​chóng] #65,421
dormant insect
蛰藏 [zhé​cáng] #71,995
to hibernate
冬蛰 [dōng​zhé] #74,227
hibernation
启蛰 [Qǐ​zhé]
Waking from Hibernation
蛰眠 [zhé​mián]
to hibernate
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
蟄居 [ちっきょ] #44,625
shutting oneself up in one's house
啓蟄 [けいちつ] #127,704
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
蟄伏 [ちっぷく] #149,724
hibernation
蟄居閉門 [ちっきょへいもん] #160,852
house arrest
閉門蟄居 [へいもんちっきょ] #229,006
house arrest
KOREAN WORDS (2)
경칩
gyeongchip
칩거
secluded life; sticking to home