懂中文 Dong Chinese

蝙

biān

bat

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

扁 sound component

扁  Sound component

biǎn, piān

  

flat

Evolution

蝙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蝙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蝙  

biān

bat; also pr. [biǎn]

Most common words with 蝙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蝙蝠

bat

蝙

bat