Dong Chinese dictionary

chǔn

wriggle

Phonosemantic compound. 春 represents the sound and 䖵 represents the meaning.

Components

春 Sound component

chūn

spring

䖵 Meaning component

kūn

insects

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chǔn

wriggle; stupid; silly; fat; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion

chǔn

variant of 蠢[chǔn]

Most common words with 蠢

Sources