mussels

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

mollusk

比 sound component

  Sound component

  

to compare

Evolution

蚍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mussels; various shellfish; see 蚍蜉[pí​fú]

Most common words with 蚍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

a type of large ant

蚍蜉撼树

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree

蚍蜉撼大树

fig. to overrate one's own strength

蚍蜉

a type of large ant