huīhuǐ

large poisonous snake

Components
兀 sound component

  Sound component

  

stand tall

虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

worm

Evolution

虺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
虺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
虺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huī

large poisonous snake; sick; with no ambition

 

huǐ

mythical venomous snake