蜓 (tíng)

see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]

Etymology

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

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“蜓,蝘蜓也。从虫,廷聲。一曰螾蜓。”

Components