懂中文 Dong Chinese

蛾

é

moth

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

我 sound component

我  Sound component

wǒ

  

I; me

Evolution

蛾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛾 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蛾  

é

moth

Most common words with 蛾
Freq.
Word
Meaning

飞蛾

moth

蛾

moth

蛾子

moth

飞蛾扑火

fatal attraction

蛾眉

(fig.) beautiful woman