螳 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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táng

mantis

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

Components

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

堂 Sound component

táng

hall

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

táng

mantis; praying mantis

Most common words with 螳

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	螳螂	mantis
	螳	praying mantis
	螳螂捕蝉	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
	螳臂当车	a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)