蠼
Definition
* 〔～螋〕昆虫，体扁平狭长，黑褐色，前翅短而硬，后翅大，折在前翅下，有些种类无翅，尾部形状像夹子，多生在潮湿的地方，为害家蚕
(translated) used in "蠼螋 (qúsōu)", referring to an insect with a flattened and elongated, dark brown body; characterized by short and hardened forewings, large hindwings folded underneath, and a tail section shaped like pincers; mostly found in damp places and harmful to silkworms
Structure
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Precursors
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
