懂中文 Dong Chinese

蟋

xī

cricket

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

悉 sound component

悉  Sound component

xī

  

thorough and detailed

Evolution

蟋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蟋  

xī

cricket

Most common words with 蟋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蟋蟀

cricket (insect)

蟋

cricket