kē​dǒu

tadpole

tadpole

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
Sound component
section

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːl
Unicodekuɑ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dǒu tadpole

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
Sound component
dòu ladle

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtoːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang