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chrysalis

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
yǒng
ヨウ
さなぎ
용
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 甬 river =
蛹 chrysalis
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
甬 Phonetic component
yǒng river
path
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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)
蛹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛹 [yǒng]
chrysalis; pupa
Japanese
蛹 さなぎ 同音
noun entomology chrysalis; pupa
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その虫はさなぎから成虫になった。
The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.
CHINESE WORDS (5)
蚕蛹 [cán​yǒng] #45,858
silkworm chrysalis
蚕蛹 [cán​yǒng] #45,858
silkworm chrysalis
化蛹 [huà​yǒng]
to pupate
成蛹 [chéng​yǒng]
to pupate
破蛹 [pò​yǒng]
to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
蛹化 [ようか] #156,398
pupation
茶色蛹貝 [ちゃいろさなぎがい]
widespread column (species of land snail, Pupilla muscorum)
蛹虫 [ようちゅう]
pupa