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táng

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Definitions

táng praying mantis

Etymology

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

Semantic: 虫 Phonetic: 堂

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Component: 堂

Component: 虫

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堂虫

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