蠣
lì

oyster

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

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
厲
厲 Sound component
lì whetstone

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljejHmə-rat-sstinging insect
Zhengzhangm·rads

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

蛎 lì oyster Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 厉 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蠣.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
厉
厉 Sound component
lì whetstone

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode