| 205 | 黽 | 13 | 黽 | 黾 | māng | měng | a toad, or the stripped
frog that is found on dry ground; they resemble the frog, but have larger
bellies, with green backs; their croak is very strong, and they are given to
furious passions; Meng surname.²⁵ (comp. t: ; U+9EFD). (comp. s: ⿱口电; U+9EFE). 耿黾[耿黽] gāng-māng gěngměng a toad or stripped frog that lives in water.²⁵ 求黾[求黽] kiũ-māng qiúměng a species of bamboo, good for making arrows.²⁵ <又> mêin. (See 黽[mêin, miǎn]); 黽[mêin, mǐn]). |
mang1 | 10530 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 13 | 黽 | 黾 | mêin | miǎn | (<old>=渑[澠] mêin miǎn) name of a river in
Henan.¹⁴ (comp. t: ; U+9EFD). (comp. s: ⿱口电; U+9EFE). <又> māng. (See 黽 māng; 黽[mêin, mǐn]; 澠 mêin). |
mein5 | 10714 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 13 | 黽 | 黾 | mêin | mǐn | Kangxi radical 205.⁸ to
strive; to endeavor.⁷ a toad, a tree-frog; to put forth an effort.¹⁴ (comp. t: ; U+9EFD). (comp. s: ⿱口电; U+9EFE). 黾勉[黽勉] mêin-mêin mǐnmiǎn <wr.> exert oneself; strive; try hard.⁶ 黾勉从事[黽勉從事] mêin-mêin-tũng-xù mǐnmiǎncóngshì do one's best; exert oneself to the utmost.⁶ 水黾[水黽] suī-mêin shuǐmǐn <zoo.> Hydrotrechus remigator, an insect which lives and moves on water surface.¹¹ Gerridae, a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly called water striders, water skeeters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or jesus bugs; other common Chinese names are 水马[水馬] suī-mâ shuǐmǎ, 水蜘蛛 suī-jï-jï shuǐzhīzhū, 水较剪[水較剪] suī-gäo-dēin shuǐjiàojiǎn.¹⁵ʼ²⁰ (Note: 水较剪[水較剪] should probably be 水铰剪[水鉸剪] suī-gäo-dēin shuǐjiǎojiǎn.) 蛙黾[蛙黽] vä-mêin wāmǐn frogs and toads.¹⁴ <又> māng. (See 黽 māng; 黽[mêin, miǎn]). |
mein5 | 10715 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 17 | 黿 | 鼋 | yõn | yuán | soft-shelled turtle.⁵ Pelochelys cantorii.²⁰
variant: 魭 yõn yuán). (comp. t: ⿱元黽; U+9EFF). (comp. s: ⿱元黾; U+9F0B). 癞头鼋[癩頭黿] lài-hẽo-yõn làitóuyuán sea turtle.¹⁹ 元鼋[元黿] ngũn-yõn yuányuán the original tortoise, produced at the commencement of heaven and earth; it is considered the male of the species.²⁵ 烧鼋致鼈[燒黿致鼈] sël-yõn-jï-bèik shāoyuánzhìbiē burn the male tortoise, and you will induce the other kinds to come; the fat of this tortoise is said to burn so fiercely that it will melt iron.²⁵ 鼋鼈[黿鼈] yõn-bèik yuánbiē a large tortoise, more than ten feet in diameter.²⁵ 鼋鸣鼈应[黿鳴鼈應] or 鼋鸣鳖应[黿鳴鱉應] yõn-mẽin-bèik-yëin yuánmíngbiēyìng lit. The small turtle responds as the large turtle calls. – The lord and his vassals get along quite well.⁷ 鼋鱼[黿魚] or 元鱼[圓魚] or 圆鱼[圓魚] yõn-nguĩ yuányú soft-shelled turtle.⁵ (See 魭 yõn). |
yon3 | 17353 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 18 | 鼂 | 鼌 | chẽl | cháo | (=晁 chẽl cháo, which is the old
form of 朝 chẽl cháo); a kind of sea turtle; Chao surname.⁸ sea turtle; Chao surname.¹⁰ a marine
animal, said to sing by night and to go into the sea by day.¹⁴ (comp. t: ⿱旦黽; U+9F02). (comp. s: ⿱旦黾; U+9F0C). 鼌采[鼂采] chẽl-tōi cháocǎi beautiful jade.¹⁹ 会鼌[會鼂] or 会朝[會朝] vòi-chẽl huìcháo appear at a general reception; imperial reception (to princes).¹⁹ (See also 会鼂[會鼂] vòi-jël). 匽鼌[匽鼂] yēn-chẽl yǎncháo the name of an insect.²⁵ <又> jël. (See 鼂 jël; 晁 chẽl; 朝 chẽl). |
chel3 | 1514 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 18 | 鼂 | 鼌 | jël | zhāo | (=朝 jël zhāo morning; a day.⁷);
morning.⁸ʼ²⁵ (comp. t: ⿱旦黽; U+9F02). (comp. s: ⿱旦黾; U+9F0C). 鼌不及夕[鼂不及夕] jël-būt-gèp-dèik zhāo bù jí xī lit. morning cannot take care of things in the evening; fig. used to describe a critical situation.¹⁹ 鼌夕[鼂夕] jël-dèik zhāoxī from morning to night.⁸ 会鼌[會鼂] or 会朝[會朝] vòi-jël huìzhāo first morning (Zhou dynasty), victory morning (牧野之战[牧野之戰] mùk-yêh-jï-jën mùyě zhī zhàn Battle of Muye, 1046 BCE).¹⁹ (See also 会鼂[會鼂] vòi-chẽl). 阳鼌[陽鼂] or 阳朝[陽朝] yẽng-jël yángzhāo after sunrise.¹⁹ <又> chẽl. (See 鼂 chẽl; 朝 jël). |
jel2 | 7627 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 18 | 䵶 | kuĩ | qú | a kind of frog; a kind of
sea turtle with two horns and pattern on the tortoise shell.⁸ (composition: ⿰句黽; U+4D76). 𪓷❄{⿰奚黽}䵶 hãi-kuĩ xíqú a sort of horned tortoise, found in eastern Tartary.²⁵ 䵶鼊 kuĩ-bēik qúbì a species of tortoise, with a spotted shell, and no claws on its toes; an aquatic animal, like a tortoise, with stripes on its back.¹⁹ |
kui3 | 8899 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 19 | 鼄 | jï | zhū | (<old>=蛛 jï zhī) spider.⁸ (composition: ⿱朱黽; U+9F04). 鼅鼄 or 䵹鼄 or 蜘蛛 jï-jï zhīzhū a spider. (See 蛛 jï). |
ji2 | 7894 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 19 | 鼃 | vä | wā | (=蛙 vä wā).¹⁰ the edible
water-frog.¹⁴ (variant: 䵷 vä wā). (composition: ⿱圭黽; U+9F03). (See 蛙 vä; 䵷 vä). |
va2 | 14817 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 19 | 䵷 | vä | wā | (same as 鼃 vä wā, 蛙 vä wā) frog, (interchangeable
哇 vä wā)
retch, noise of vomiting).⁸ a frog, with long slender legs, and a loud cry,
resemblung the sound of the character; the beginning.²⁵ =蛙 vä wā edible frog; obscene,
vulgar sounds.⁵⁴ (composition: ⿰圭黽; U+4D77). 䵷黾[䵷黽] vä-māng wāměng frogs and toads.²⁵ 䵷声[䵷聲] vä-sëin wāshēng a wanton voice.¹⁴ wanton sounds.²⁵ (See 鼃 vä; 蛙 vä; 哇 vä). |
va2 | 14818 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 21 | 鼅 | jï | zhī | (<old>=蜘 jï zhī) a spider.⁷ (composition: ⿱知黽; U+9F05). 鼅鼄 or 䵹鼄 or 蜘蛛 jï-jï zhīzhū a spider. (See 蜘 jï, 䵹 jï). |
ji2 | 7895 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 23 | 𪓷 ❄ |
hãi | xí | a kind of tortoise.²⁵ (composition: ⿰奚黽; U+2A4f7). 𪓷❄{⿰奚黽}䵶 hãi-kuĩ xíqú a sort of horned tortoise, found in eastern Tartary.²⁵ |
hai3 | 5526 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 23 | 鼆 | mūng | měng | <old> a type of
insect.⁸ 句鼆 Guï-mūng Jùměng a county name in the State of 鲁[魯] Lû Lǔ during the Spring and Autumn Period.⁸ <台>黑鼆鼆hāk-mūng-mūng very dark. |
mung1 | 11180 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 23 | 鼇 | ngão | áo | (=鳌[鰲] ngão áo) a huge legendary
turtle.⁵ huge legendary green sea-turtle.⁶ a sea tortoise.⁷ (See 鰲 ngão). |
ngao3 | 11646 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 24 | 鼈 | bèik | biē | Trionyx
sinensis (a synonym for Pelodiscus sinensis), a
kind of fresh water turtle; aka 甲鱼[甲魚] gāp-nguî/ jiǎyú.⁷ (variant: 鳖[鱉]
bèik biē). 鼈蛋 or 鳖蛋[鱉蛋] bèik-àn/ biēdàn turtle's egg; <slang> bastard. 鼈甲 or 鳖甲[鱉甲] bèik-gâp biējiǎ turtle shell.⁷ 鼈裙 or 鳖裙[鱉裙] bèik-kũn biēqún soft edible outer rim of the shell of a turtle.⁶ calipash (choice turtle meat used in soups). 鼈鱼[鼈魚] or 鳖鱼[鱉魚] bèik-nguĩ biēyú soft-shelled turtle. 鼈缩头[鼈縮頭] or 鳖缩头[鱉縮頭] bèik-sük-hẽo biēsuōtóu to hide oneself from danger (as a turtle withdraws its head under its shell); to behave cowardly.⁷ 瓮中捉鼈 or 瓮中捉鳖[瓮中捉鱉] ûng-jüng-jök-bèik wèngzhōngzhuōbiē catch a turtle in a jar – go after an easy prey.⁵ (See 鱉 bèik). |
beik4 | 677 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 24 | 䵹 | jï | zhī | (<old>=蜘 or 鼅 jï zhī) a spider. (composition: ⿱⿰知于黽; U+4D79). 䵹鼄 or 鼅鼄 or 蜘蛛 jï-jï zhīzhū a spider. (See 蜘 jï, 鼅 jï). |
ji2 | 7896 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 25 | 鼉 | 鼍 | hõ | tuó | Chinese alligator.⁶ a kind
of water lizard (whose skin was often used to make drums).⁷ (comp. t: ⿳㽞一黽; U+9F09). (comp. s: ⿱嘼电; U+9F0D). 鼍更[鼉更] hõ-gäng tuógēng to beat the watches (with drums).⁷ to strike the watches (in the Drum Tower).¹⁴ 鼍鼓[鼉鼓] hõ-gū tuógǔ lizard-skin drums; beat the watches with drums.⁵⁴ 鼍鼓逢逢矇瞍奏公[鼉鼓逢逢矇瞍奏公] hõ-gū-fũng-fũng-mũng-xēo-dëo-güng tuógǔféngféngméngsǒuzòugōng "the lizard-skin drums rolled harmoniously, as the blind musicians performed their parts".¹⁴ 鼍龙[鼉龍] hõ-lũng tuólóng (=鼍[鼉] hõ tuó) Chinese alligator.⁶ Colloquially called 猪婆龙[豬婆龍] jï-põ-lũng zhūpólóng.⁴ Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis).¹⁰ Also known as 扬子鳄[揚子鱷] yẽng-dū-ngōk yángzǐ‘è.¹⁵ |
ho3 | 6606 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 26 | 鼊 | bēik | bì | a kind of turtle.¹⁰¹ (composition: ⿱辟黽; U+9F0A). 蠵鼊 hï-bēik xībì (=蠵龟[蠵龜] hï-gï xīguī loggerhead turtle.⁸ʼ¹⁴ loggerhead sea turtle.⁹).¹⁹ 䵶鼊 kuĩ-bēik qúbì a species of tortoise, with a spotted shell, and no claws on its toes; an aquatic animal, like a tortoise, with stripes on its back.¹⁹ |
beik1 | 662 |