piāo​xiāo

cuttlebone

piāo a chrysalis

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰew
bew

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

shāo, xiāo long legged spider

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

mollusk

Sound component
xiào look like

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsreːw
sew

說文解字

𧓎蛸,堂蜋子。从虫肖聲。

Sources

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