zhōng

katydid

Components
冬 sound component

  Sound component

dōng

  

winter

虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

insect

虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

insect

Evolution

螽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhōng

katydid; (grasshopper); Gompsocleis mikado