懂中文 Dong Chinese

蝱

méng

horsefly

Evolution

蝱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蝱 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蝱 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

蝱  

méng

horsefly, gadfly

虻 (蝱) 

méng

old variant of 虻[méng]

Most common words with 蝱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

虻

horsefly

牛虻

gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)