蚝豉
háo​chǐ

dried oyster

蚝 háo hairy and poisonous caterpillars Simplified

A hairy 毛 worm 虫; 毛 also provides the pronunciation

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
毛
毛 SoundMeaning component
máo, mao hair

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlɯs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

豉 shì, chǐ fermented beans

Components

豆
豆 Meaning component
dòu bean

beans

支
支 Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡjes

Sources

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

蠔 háo oyster Traditional

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

mollusk

豪
豪 Sound component
háo brave

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode