懂中文 Dong Chinese

蜍

chú

toad

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

余 sound component

余  Sound component

yú

  

I

Evolution

蜍 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
蜍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蜍  

chú

toad; Bufo vulgaris

Most common words with 蜍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蟾蜍

toad

蜍

toad