pí​fú

large ant

mussels

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

mollusk

Sound component
to compare

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbi
Unicodebhi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

mayfly

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
captive

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjuw[b](r)umayfly
Zhengzhangbu
Unicodebhiou

說文解字

商何也。从虫寽聲。

Sources

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