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<WL>虫(F蟲) [chóng] worm, insect; 爬虫 páchóng reptile; (radical 142, 虫部)@@ [huǐ] 虺: 毒蛇; (HDC:) 蝮虫, 虫尾 [tóng] 爞 (cf. 蟲) | <WL>虫(F蟲) [chóng] worm, insect; 爬虫 páchóng reptile; (radical 142, 虫部)@@ [huǐ] 虺: 毒蛇; (HDC:) 蝮虫, 虫尾 [tóng] 爞 (cf. 蟲) | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 虫() huǐ/chóng is said to depict a poisonous snake/ | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 虫() huǐ/chóng is said to depict a venomous/poisonous snake/viper (蝮), and the reading 虫 huǐ connects it with the later writing 虺() huǐ ‘viper’; it is also said to depict various creepy-crawly critters, and the reading 虫 chóng connects it with the general term 蟲() chóng ‘insects/critters’; in the pictograph 𦹌() chài ‘scorpion’ (虿/蠆: 蝎子) it represents the poisonous tail/stinger of the scorpion (cf. 螫). |
| + | Older graphs (OBI) associated with 虫() draw the top of the character like the sharp head/tip of 矢() shǐ ‘arrow’, also suggesting that 虫() originated as the tail/stinger of 𦹌() chài ‘scorpion’ graphs. Other old forms sometimes associated with 虫() are properly variants of 蛇(它) shé ‘snake’ (depicting the head of a ‘cobra’), and 虺() huǐ ‘viper’ (蝮). | ||
| + | Note: The character 虫() may have originated as an abbreviation of 𦹌(); the stinger of the specific animal came to write the general term for stinging/biting critters/insects. | ||
The full form 蟲() triples 虫(); it is a component in 蛊/蠱() gǔ ‘worms in the belly; spoiled food’ (䷑). | The full form 蟲() triples 虫(); it is a component in 蛊/蠱() gǔ ‘worms in the belly; spoiled food’ (䷑). | ||
| − | + | Compare: 𧔐(𧕧) chài ‘scorpion’ (doubling the tail, emphasizing its toxicity); 䖵(), 昆() kūn ‘insects’ (䖵蟲=昆虫). | |
| + | Compare: 辰(𨑃), 䢅(晨曟) chén, 农/農(䢉) nóng ( assoc. with the constellation Scorpio). | ||
虫 is the 142nd of the 214 radicals. | 虫 is the 142nd of the 214 radicals. | ||
HDZ: 虫 : huǐ : 虺: 毒蛇, 蝮蛇 • chóng : (简体) 蟲 | HDZ: 虫 : huǐ : 虺: 毒蛇, 蝮蛇 • chóng : (简体) 蟲 | ||
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