懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
蠍
xiē

scorpion

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
歇
歇 Sound component
xiē rest

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰad

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang