叮咬
dīng​yǎo

bite or sting

叮 dīng exhort or enjoin repeatedly

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangteːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

咬 yǎo bite

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
交
交 Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːw
ŋɡreːwʔ
qreːw
Unicodegǎu

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang