蚩
chī

worm

Phonosemantic compound. 㞢 represents the sound, 虫 represents the meaning.

Components

㞢
㞢 Sound component
zhī (ancient form of 之) to arrive at
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

嗤媸

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

嗤

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰjɯ
Unicodechiə

說文解字

《說文》：“蚩，蟲也。从虫，之聲。”

Sources

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