Chinese Character Wiki
黽

miǎn, měng, mǐn

toad

Pictograph of a toad.

Evolution

黽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
黽 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
黽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

黾 (黽) 

miǎn

to strive; to endeavor

黾 (黽) 

měng

toad

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (0 verified)

蠅 黿 鼉 鼂

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

繩 澠

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

竈

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*mˤrəŋʔ

meangX

měng

toad


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5223rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

13

Simplified

黾

Unicode

U+9EFD

Shuowen

“黽，鼃黽也。从它，象形。黽頭與它頭同。，籀文黽。”


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