螯肢
áo​zhī

chelicera

螯 áo nippers

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

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
敖
敖 Sound component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːw

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

肢 zhī human limbs

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

支
支 Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyekelimb
Zhengzhangkje
Unicodejiɛ

Sources

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