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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 venomous/poisonous snake/viper (蝮), and the reading 虫 huǐ connects it with the later | + | 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 wr. 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 | + | 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. | 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’ (䷑). | ||
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