jiāo​liáo

cicada

jiāo very small bug

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
jiāo burned

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsew

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

liáo cicada

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
liào, liáo burnt offering

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːw

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang