máo

a fly which is used similarly to cantharides

Components
敄 sound component

  Sound component

  

to put forth effort

虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

insect

Evolution

蝥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

máo

a fly which is used similarly to cantharides; variant of [máo]