suī

although

Original meaning: 

type of lizard

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of lizard". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

唯 sound component

  Sound component

wéiwěi

  

only

Evolution

雖 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
雖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雖 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
雖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

suī

although, even if; although; even though

Most common words with 雖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

虽然

although

although

虽说

though

虽是

although

虽则

nevertheless