苍蝇座
Cāng​ying​zuò

Musca

苍 cāng blue Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蒼.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

仓
仓 Sound component
cāng granary

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

蝇 ying flies Simplified

Insects 虫 that toads 黾 feed on

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
黾
黾 Meaning component
miǎn, měng, mǐn toad

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

座 zuò seat

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
坐
坐 SoundMeaning component
zuò sit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzwaH[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ-s seat n.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

蒼 cāng blue Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

倉
倉 Sound component
cāng granary

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshang[tsʰ]ˤaŋdeep blue or green
Zhengzhangsʰaːŋ
sʰaːŋʔ
Unicodetsɑng

說文解字

艸色也。从艸倉聲。

Sources

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

蠅 ying flies Traditional

Insects 虫 that toads 黽 feed on

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
黽
黽 Meaning component
toad, frog

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyingm-rəŋfly (n.)
Zhengzhangb·lɯŋ
Unicodeiəng

說文解字

營營青蠅。蟲之大腹者。从黽从虫。

Sources

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