miè​měng

midge

miè flies

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
miè disdain

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmeːd

說文解字

蠛蠓,細蟲也。从虫蔑聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

měng midges

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
méng, mēng, měng cover

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmoːŋ
moːŋʔ

說文解字

蠛蠓也。从虫蒙聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica