懂中文 Dong Chinese

蜇

zhē, zhé

jellyfish

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

折 sound component

折  Sound component

zhé, shé, zhē

  

break off

Definitions

蜇  

zhē

jellyfish; to sting

Most common words with 蜇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜇

to sting

海蜇

Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish