Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(蝌蚪)
2nd round simp. 科斗
alternative forms 科斗 archaic
蝌斗
 
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (29) (5)
Final () (95) (137)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter khwa tuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰuɑ/ /təuX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰuɑ/ /təuX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰuɑ/ /təuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰwa/ /təwX/
Li
Rong
/kʰuɑ/ /tuX/
Wang
Li
/kʰuɑ/ /təuX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kʰuɑ/ /tə̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
kuō dǒu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fo1 dau2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 4928 2453
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰoːl/ /*toːʔ/
Notes

Noun

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蝌蚪

  1. tadpole (toad or frog larva) (Classifier: m)
  2. (figurative) musical note

Synonyms

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  • (tadpole):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (蝌蚪):
  • Japanese: 蝌蚪(かと) (kato)
  • Korean: 과두(蝌蚪) (gwadu)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 蝌蚪 (MC khwa tuwX).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (katoくわと (kwato)?

  1. Synonym of お玉杓子 (otamajakushi, tadpole)


Vietnamese

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Han character

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  1. chữ Hán form of khoa đẩu (tadpole).
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Note 4