* 古同"螶"
(Cant.) 蠄蟝, a dragonfly
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虫 * 〔～子〕古书上说的一种蜘蛛："野人昼见～～者，以为有喜乐之瑞。"亦作"喜子"
caulk; a spider
* 同"瑵"
(translated) same as "瑵"
* 同"蚕"。 * 拼音tiǎn。 * 蜸蚕爲蚓別名
(translated) Same as "蚕"; 蜸蚕, another name for earthworm
* 疑同"𧑎"
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "𧑎"
* 读音goep 青蛙
(translated) Pronounced "goep"; frog
* 疑同"蜍"字， 蟾蜍
(translated) Possibly the same as "蜍"; toad
* 〔～蟒（ mǎng ）〕蚱蜢。 * 地鳖
Acquired from 䖨: mantis, (same as 䖨) ground beetle (Eupolyphage sinensis)
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* [螉～]即螉，寄生在牛馬等牲畜身上的小蟲。 * 蠮螉，俗稱細腰蜂
the solitary wasp, lice on cattle, a kind of gad-fly
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 地鱉蟲。又名"土鱉"
a kind of worm; can be used in Chinese medicine
* [～蝑]即蚣蝑。螽斯别名
(translated) refers to 蚣蝑, i.e. 螽斯, alias katydid
* "㑻" 的讹字。《名義》：
(translated) corrupted form of "㑻"
* 同"缫"
(translated) Same as reel silk
* 同"蜜"
Semantic variant of 蜜: honey; sweet; nectar
* 拼音fàn。蜂
(translated) bee
* 同"蛚"
(translated) same as "蛚"
xī:* 〔～螰（ lù ）〕古书上说的一种蝉。 qī:* 〔～蚸（ lì ）〕蝗的一种。 * 土蜂
(translated) in ancient books, a type of cicada (referring to 螇螰); a type of locust (referring to 螇蚸); earth bee; ground bee
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 读音sùng 蛴螬
(translated) grub
* 读音hitorimushi。 * 向光虫。 飞蛾、甲虫等在光亮处聚集昆虫的总称。 日语又写"火取虫"、" 灯虫"、"火入虫"、" 灯取虫"等
(translated) phototropic insect; general term for insects, such as moths and beetles, that congregate around bright lights; in Japanese, also written as "fire-taking insect", "lamp insect", "fire-entering insect", "lamp-taking insect", etc
* 拼音hóng。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronounced hóng; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"齏"
(translated) same as "齏"
* 拼音jí
(translated) Pronounced jí
* chú ㄔㄨˊ 义未详
(translated) Meaning unknown
* 同"𪛅"
(translated) same as "𪛅"
* 同"㴵"。 * 拼音mì。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Same as "㴵"; Used in Chinese given names
* 〔～蛇〕蟒蛇
a boa constrictor
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音lí。一种虫
(translated) A type of insect
* guǒ ㄍㄨㄛˇ 〔～蠃〕寄生蜂的一种，常用泥土在墙上或树枝上做窝，捕捉螟蛉等小虫存在窝里，留作将来幼虫的食物
the solitary wasp
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 一种体形较大的长尾猴，黄黑色，尾长数尺："猿～昼吟。"
(translated) a large-bodied, long-tailed monkey, yellowish-black in color, with a tail several *chi* long
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 虫の 一種。 * 音読み：シュ
(translated) a kind of insect; Japanese reading: shu
* 同"蝒"
(translated) Same as "蝒"
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音tí。[螗～] 一种蝉，形体较小， 背青绿色，头有花冠
(translated) a kind of cicada; small-sized, with a greenish-blue back and a head with a floral crown
* 同"蚪"
(translated) Same as "蚪"; tadpole
* 读音hôn 一种乌龟
(translated) Pronounced hôn; a kind of turtle
* 虫の 一種。 * 訓読み：さかづきむし
(translated) A type of insect; Japanese *kun* reading: peanut worm (sakazukimushi)
* 拼音zhā[～ 蛛子]蜘蛛。 江淮官话
(translated) Spider; Jianghuai Mandarin dialect, e.g., 𬠜蛛子
* [～㑛]摇头晃脑
to shake one"s head, ugly, not in peace
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
* 同"眵"
(translated) Same as "眵"
* 〔蟛～〕见"蟛"
a kind of crab; worm, leech
* 〔蝮（ fù ）～〕a。蝉的幼虫；b。蝉蜕下的壳
(translated) cicada larva; cicada exuviae
shī:* 《改併四聲篇海•虫部》引《川篇》："，音虱。" lǐ:* 《改併四聲篇海•虫部》引《搜真玉鏡》："，音礼。"
(translated) pronounced as "shī", same as "虱" (shī, louse); pronounced as "lǐ", same as "礼" (lǐ, rite)
* 拼音suá。水母
(translated) jellyfish
* 同"𧍅"
(translated) Same as "𧍅"
* 同"𮔦"
(translated) Same as "𮔦"
* 〔～蛇〕体色灰褐，有斑纹，头部略呈三角形，有毒牙
venomous snake, viper
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 拼音xīng。[～蜓] 即蜻蜓
dragonfly
* 〔蟋〕同"蟋蟀"。虫名。蟋蟀科
(translated) same as "蟋蟀" (xīshuài); insect name; Gryllidae
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 拼音quán。[馀～] 一种白质黄纹的贝
(translated) Yu~, a kind of shell with white and yellow markings
* 同"蚧"
(translated) Same as "蚧"
* 拼音juān
(translated) Pronounced as juān
* 同"蚀"
(translated) erode; corrode
* 〔螳～〕见"螳"。 * 〔蜣～〕见"蜣"。 * 〔蟑～〕见" 蟑"。 * 〔蚂（ mǎ ）～〕见"蚂2"
mantis, dung beetle
* 〔蠼（ qú ）～〕见"蠼1"
spider millipede
* 蝇（日本汉字）
the house-fly
* 同"𣀈"
(translated) same as "𣀈"
* "𥉍" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "𥉍"
* 昆虫，会飞，多有毒刺，能蜇人。有"蜜蜂"、"熊蜂"、"胡蜂"、"细腰蜂"等多种，多成群住在一起。 * 特指"蜜蜂" ～巢。～房。～蜡。～蜜。～乳。～王（生殖器官发育完全的雌蜂，专司产卵，通常每个蜂群只有一只。亦称"母蜂"）。～腰（a。蜂腰中间细，喻居中者最差；b。诗律"八病"之一；c。书法笔病之一）。 * 〔～鸟〕鸟类中最小的一种，大小如大拇指，嘴细长。吃花蜜和花上的小昆虫。产于南美洲。 * 众多。 ～起。～拥。～聚。～集
bee, wasp, hornet
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 同"蜂"
(translated) Same as bee
* 〔～螂〕昆虫，全身黑色，吃粪、尿或动物的尸体。俗称"屎壳郎"。又因能够团粪成丸而推，亦称"推丸"
dung beetle
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 ->
* 古同"蜎"，孑孓，蚊子的幼虫
(translated) Same as 蜎, mosquito larva; 孑孓
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 ->
* 《四库全书》[ 螌～]虫名
(translated) insect name
* 拼音fáng。[蛎～] 即蛎房，指簇聚而生的牡蛎
(translated) oyster reef; refers to clustered oysters
* 古书上说的一种虫
(translated) A kind of insect mentioned in ancient books
* 〔蝴～〕昆虫，翅膀阔大，颜色美丽，静止时四翅竖立在背部，吸花蜜，种类很多，亦作"胡蝶"；简称"蝶"，如"彩～"，"～骨"（人的头骨之一），"～泳"（游泳的一种姿势，亦是游泳项目之一，形似蝶飞）
butterfly
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 ->
* 同"蛓"
(translated) same as "蛓"
* 读音doq 马蜂
(translated) Pronunciation: doq; Wasp
* 同"蚤"
(translated) same as "蚤";
* 拼音zhuó。心不安
(translated) uneasy; disturbed
* 见"浊"
muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 拼音lù。[魁～] 又作"魁陆"， 贝蚶子，一种软体动物， 生活在浅海泥沙中，亦可人工养殖， 是食用贝类之一
(translated) Used in "[魁𧌉]", also written as "魁陆", referring to the ark shell (cockle); a mollusk living in shallow sea mud, which can be farmed and is an edible shellfish
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
* 同"蝑"。 * 拼音xiè。 * 蟹酱
(translated) Same as "蝑"; Crab sauce
* 同"蛌"
(translated) Same as "蛌"
* 蠕动。也作"蠕"。 * 蛇名
eumenes polifomis, kind of wasp
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 〔斑～〕昆虫，腿细长，鞘翅上黄黑色斑纹，成虫危害农作物，可入药
a fly which is used similarly to cantharides
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 拼音jié。 * 蠸， 一种瓜虫。 * 蝗类
(translated) melon worm; locust-like
* 同"螲"
(translated) same as "螲"
móu:* [䖦]也作"䖦蟱"。即蜘蛛。 wù:* [蛷]也作"蛷"。蛷螋的別名
(translated) [䖦], also written as "䖦蟱"; spider; [蛷], also written as "蛷"; alias of earwig
* ：读音かき 牡蛎
(translated) Pronunciation "kaki", oyster
* 〔水～〕腔肠动物，身体圆筒形，褐色，口周围有触手，附在水沟中的水草或枯叶上。大多雌雄共体
intestinal worm
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 〔～蟍（ lí ）〕蝍蛆的别称，即"蜈蚣虫"
(translated) In "螏蟍", alias of 蝍蛆, i.e., centipede
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 ->
* 同"螏"
(translated) Same as "螏"
* chā音差。《 洞淵神咒經·斬鬼品》" 甲午之旬年，多有五～ 羌胡之鬼"。按; 此字字書未見，待考
(translated) Pronounced "chā"; Character not found in dictionaries, to be verified
* 拼音jiā。 * 中国人名用字。 * 《新撰字鏡》：" 波へ佐曾利。" 见《康熙字典》( 增订版)
(translated) Pinyin jiā; Chinese personal name character
* 读音bỏn 义未详
(translated) Pronunciation: bỏn; meaning unknown
* 读音saeng（ 水）黾
(translated) Pronounced "saeng"; phonetic component "黾" (mǐn), related to "water"
* 拼音huǐ。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin huǐ; Chinese given name character
* 金文隶定字， 同"杠"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》907 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第5338器銘文中
(translated) Standardized form of character in Bronze Inscriptions, same as "杠"; original form of character in Bronze Inscriptions
* 同"襁"
(translated) Same as "襁", meaning swaddling clothes
* 同"䗂"
(translated) same as "䗂"
* 〔～蛇〕一种毒蛇，生活在森林里或草地上
vipera russelii siamensis
* 同"𧑎"
(translated) Same as "𧑎"
* 拼音wáng
(translated) pronounced wáng
* 拼音chí。一种虫
(translated) a kind of insect
* 同"蚤"。跳蚤
(same as 蚤) flea
* 拼音jǐng。虫
(translated) insect
* 读音ndoek 竹子的总称
(translated) general term for bamboo
* 同"蝥"
(translated) Same as "蝥"
* 疑同"蛴"字
(translated) Suspected to be same as "蛴"
* 同"蟅"
(translated) Same as "蟅"
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
* 同"𧍋"
(translated) Same as "𧍋"
* 同"蚳"
(translated) Same as "蚳"
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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 ->