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centipede

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
gong
コウ、ショウ
공, 송
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 公 public =
蚣 centipede
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
公 Phonetic component
gōng public
fair, equitable
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蚣 [gōng]
scolopendra centipede
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蜈蚣 [wú​gōng] #29,824
centipede
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
百足 [むかで] #35,522
centipede
大蜈蚣 [おおむかで] #230,400
Scolopendra subspinipes (species of centipede)
小蜈蚣 [こむかで] #301,858
symphylan (any centipede-like arthropod of class Symphyla)
石百足 [いしむかで]
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
覇下 [はか]
Baxia (legendary Chinese dragon)
蜈蚣メリベ [むかでメリベ]
Melibe viridis (species of sea slug)