懂中文 Dong Chinese

蛤

há, gé

clam

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

合 sound component

合  Sound component

hé, gě

  

to join

Evolution

蛤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蛤  

há

clam; frog; toad

Most common words with 蛤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蛤

frog

蛤蟆

frog

蛤蜊

clam

癞蛤蟆

toad

文蛤

clam