懂中文 Dong Chinese

蚣

gōng

centipede

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

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

公 sound component

公  Sound component

gōng

  

public

Evolution

蚣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蚣  

gōng

centipede; scolopendra centipede

Most common words with 蚣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜈蚣

centipede

蚣

scolopendra centipede