| 蟄 | |||
| to hibernate | |||
| Radical | 虫 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 11 | Total Strokes | 17 |
| Mandarin reading | zhé zhí | Cantonese reading | zat6 zik6 zit3 |
| Japanese on reading | chitsu chuu | Japanese kun reading | kakureru |
| Korean reading | chip | Vietnamese reading | trập |
| Simplified Variant(s) | 蛰 | ||
| 蟄 | [ zhé ] to hibernate |
| 蟄伏 | [ zhé fú ] hibernation, living in seclusion |
| 蟄居 | [ zhé jū ] to live in seclusion |
| 蟄眠 | [ zhé mián ] to hibernate |
| 蟄藏 | [ zhé cáng ] to hibernate, to hide away |
| 蟄蟲 | [ zhé chóng ] dormant insect |
| ⇒ 冬蟄 | [ dōng zhé ] hibernation |
| ⇒ 啟蟄 | [ qǐ zhé ] Waking from Hibernation, old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰[Jing1 zhe2], Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 6th-20th March |
| ⇒ 驚蟄 | [ jīng zhé ] Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March |