猬
wèi

vulgar

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

animal

胃
胃 Sound component
wèi stomach

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

蝟 wei vulgar Traditional

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

animal

胃
胃 Sound component
wèi stomach

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthjwɨjH[ɢ]ʷə[t]-sporcupine
Zhengzhangɢuds
Unicodehiuə̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica