qū​shan

earthworm

cricket

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
Sound component
qū, qǔ bent, crooked

Sources

Readings & variants
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shàn type of earthworm

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

worm

Sound component
shàn good

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdjanʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang