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The character 螽 is a phono-semantic compound, with 冬 on top as the phonetic and the doubled insect radical 䖵 underneath as the semantic component, placing it among bugs and creeping creatures. It was coined to name orthopteran insects, grasshoppers, katydids, and long-horned locusts, that are typically active in late summer and autumn. The doubled insect visually reinforces the idea of swarming and abundance. In classical literature, 螽 frequently appears as a symbol of numerous offspring or agricultural pests, and it has no extended abstract meanings.
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