懂中文 Dong Chinese

蝠

fú

kind of bat

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

畐 sound component

畐  Sound component

fú

  

to fill

Evolution

蝠 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
蝠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蝠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蝠  

fú

kind of bat; bat

Most common words with 蝠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蝙蝠

bat

蝠

bat