huì​gū

cicada

huì a kind of cicada

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
huì favor

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷiːds
Unicodehuek

說文解字

蟪蛄,蟬也。从虫惠聲。

Sources

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

gū, gǔ mole cricket

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Sound component
old

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkaː
Unicodego

說文解字

螻蛄也。从虫古聲。

Sources

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