懂中文 Dong Chinese

蛛

zhū

spider

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

朱 sound component

朱  Sound component

zhū

  

red pigment

Evolution

蛛 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
蛛 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
蛛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蛛  

zhū

spider

Most common words with 蛛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜘蛛

spider

蛛丝马迹

traces

蛛网

spider web

蛛

spider

蜘蛛网

cobweb