懂中文 Dong Chinese

蟆

má

frog

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蟇.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

莫 sound component

莫  Sound component

mò

  

do not

Evolution

蟆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蟆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蟆  

má

frog, toad; toad

蟆 (蟇) 

má

old variant of 蟆[má]

Most common words with 蟆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蛤蟆

frog

蟆

toad

癞蛤蟆

toad

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)

虾蟆

frog