懂中文 Dong Chinese

蚓

yǐn

earthworm

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 引 represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

引 sound component

引  Sound component

yǐn

  

to pull

Evolution

蚓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蚓  

yǐn

earthworm

Most common words with 蚓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蚯蚓

earthworm

蚓

earthworm