塘虱
táng​shī

catfish

塘 táng pond

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 唐 represents the sound.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
唐
唐 Sound component
táng exaggerate

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdangm.rˤaŋ
(~ *mə.rˤaŋ)		dam, dike
Zhengzhangl'aːŋ
Unicodedhɑng

說文解字

隄也。从土唐聲。

Sources

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

虱 shī louse

Components

乙
乙 Sound component
yǐ second
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

鲺

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsritsriklouse
Zhengzhangsriɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang