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spider (front end)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
zhī
チ
くも
지
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 知 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 知 know =
蜘 spider (front end)
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
知 Phonetic component
zhī know
know, perceive, comprehend
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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)
蜘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蜘 [zhī]
see 蜘蛛[zhī​zhū]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
蜘蛛 [zhī​zhū] #3,131
spider
蜘蛛网 [zhī​zhū​wǎng] #16,146
cobweb
蜘蛛网 [zhī​zhū​wǎng] #16,146
cobweb
蜘蛛痣 [zhī​zhū​zhì] #60,564
arterial spider
蜘蛛类 [zhī​zhū​lèi] #70,029
arachnid
蜘蛛类 [zhī​zhū​lèi] #70,029
arachnid
红背蜘蛛 [hóng​bèi​zhī​zhū]
redback spider
红背蜘蛛 [hóng​bèi​zhī​zhū]
redback spider
蜘蛛人 [Zhī​zhū​rén]
Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠
蜘蛛侠 [Zhī​zhū​xiá]
Spider-Man, comic book superhero
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JAPANESE WORDS (63)
⭐ 蜘蛛 [くも] #9,061
spider
蜘蛛の巣 [くものす] #19,015
spiderweb
クモの糸 [くものいと] #26,343
spider's thread
蜘蛛の子を散らす [くものこをちらす] #33,961
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
土蜘蛛 [つちぐも] #53,922
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider)
毒グモ [どくグモ] #69,705
poisonous spider
雲助 [くもすけ] #77,291
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period)
女郎蜘蛛 [じょろうぐも] #79,694
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
くも膜下出血 [くもまくかしゅっけつ] #80,059
subarachnoid hemorrhage
蜘蛛の子 [くものこ] #86,026
baby spider
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