虹
hóng HSK7

rainbow

  • edit character approved 虹 — "creature" by Prismcool
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    Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a rainbow. → Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a creature, with two heads on each end, that resembled a rainbow.
    Verified
    No → Yes
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  • edit character approved 虹 — "k" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a creature, with two heads on each end, that resembled a rainbow. → Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a rainbow.

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