䖵
kūn

insects

Depicts two bugs (虫)

Components

虫
虫 Iconic component
chóng bug, insect
虫
虫 Iconic component
chóng bug, insect

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (1 of 2 verified)

蠢蠶

說文解字

《說文》：“，蟲之總名也。从二虫，讀若昆。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)