蚱蜢
zhà​měng

grasshopper

蚱 zhà grasshopper

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
乍
乍 Sound component
zhà, zuò suddenly

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsraːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

蜢 měng, mèng grasshopper

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

孟
孟 Sound component
mèng first in series

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmraːŋʔ

說文解字

虴蜢也。从虫孟聲。

Sources

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