蚂蟥
mǎ​huáng

leech

蚂 mǎ ant Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 马 represents the sound. Simplified form of 螞.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
马
马 Sound component
mǎ horse

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

蟥 huáng leech

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

worm

黄
黄 Sound component
huáng yellow

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷaːŋ

說文解字

𧑐蟥也。从虫黃聲。

Sources

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

螞 mǎ ant Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 馬 represents the sound.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
馬
馬 Sound component
mǎ horse

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode