虰蛵
dīng​xíng

dragonfly

虰 dīng, chēng

An adult male 丁 insect 虫; 丁 also provides the pronunciation

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
丁
丁 SoundMeaning component
dīng cubes

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrdeːŋ
tʰeŋ
teːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

蛵 xíng see 虰蛵[dīng​xíng]

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰeːŋ

說文解字

丁蛵，負勞也。从虫巠聲。

Sources

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