蟋蟀
xī​shuài

cricket

蟋 xī cricket

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

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
悉
悉 Sound component
xī thorough and detailed

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsritsrit蟋蟀 cricket
Zhengzhangsid
srid

說文解字

蟋𧍓也。从虫悉聲。

Sources

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

蟀 shuài cricket

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

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
率
率 Sound component
lǜ, shuài rate, frequency

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsrwitsrut蟋蟀 cricket
Zhengzhangsrud

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica