懂中文 Dong Chinese

蝗

huáng

kind of locust

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

皇 sound component

皇  Sound component

huáng

  

royal

Evolution

蝗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蝗 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蝗 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蝗 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蝗  

huáng

kind of locust; locust

Most common words with 蝗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蝗虫

locust

蝗

locust

飞蝗

flying locusts