螳螂
táng​láng

mantis

螳 táng mantis

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

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
堂
堂 Sound component
táng, tang hall

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːŋ

說文解字

螳蜋也。从虫堂聲。

Sources

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

螂 láng mantis

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 郎 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蜋.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
郎
郎 Sound component
láng gentleman

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang