蟊
máo

a fly which is used similarly to cantharides

Components

矛
矛 Sound component
máo spear
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmu

說文解字

蠿蟊也。从䖵矛聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)