懂中文 Dong Chinese

蜘

zhī

spider

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

知 sound component

知  Sound component

zhī

  

know

Evolution

蜘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蜘  

zhī

spider; see 蜘蛛[zhī​zhū]

Most common words with 蜘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜘蛛

spider

蜘蛛网

cobweb

蜘

spider

蜘蛛痣

arterial spider

蜘蛛类

arachnid