yǒng

chrysalis

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

甬 sound component

  Sound component

yǒngtǒng

  

path

Evolution

蛹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yǒng

chrysalis, larva; chrysalis; pupa

Most common words with 蛹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

pupa

蚕蛹

pupa