蝃蝥
zhuō​máo

spider

蝃 dì, zhuō rainbow

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtɯːds
tjod

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

蝥 máo, wú, wù a fly which is used similarly to cantharides

Components

敄
敄 Sound component
wù, móu to put forth effort
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmruː
mu
mo
moɡs
Unicodemau

說文解字

螌蝥也。从虫敄聲。

Sources

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