a tick

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

insect

卑 sound component

  Sound component

bēi

  

humble, inferior

Evolution

蜱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

a tick, mite; tick (zoology)