蛭

zhì

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Definitions

zhì fluke; leech; hirudinea

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 至 represents the sound.

Semantic: 虫 Phonetic: 至

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Component: 至

Component: 虫

Components

至虫

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