Definitions
ant; variant of 蟻|蚁[yǐ]
Etymology
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螘 is a historical variant for the character meaning "ant". It is a phono-semantic compound with the insect radical "虫" on the left, classifying it among creeping creatures, and the component "豈" on the right, which provides the pronunciation. During linguistic standardization, this form was supplanted by another phono-semantic compound with a different phonetic element, which became the standard written form. Consequently, 螘 now appears mainly in historical and classical texts as an orthographic variant rather than the primary term.
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