náo

worms

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

worm

Sound component
legendary ancient emperor-sage

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋjew
ʔŋew

說文解字

腹中短蟲也。从虫堯聲。

Sources

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

náo, rào worms Simplified

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

worm

Sound component
yáo a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode