venomous snake

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

worm

复 sound component

  Sound component

  

return

Evolution

蝮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蝮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

venomous snake, viper; insect; poisonous snake (archaic)

Most common words with 蝮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蝮蛇

venomous snake

insect