蚣

gōng
#4,098 most
frequent character
used in 蜈蚣[wu2gong1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蚣 pairs 虫 insect with 公 gōng, which supplies the sound. It first meant katydid or bush cricket.

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Homophones

公gōng
public, fair, impartial, male
宫gōng
palace, temple, uterus
供gōng
to supply
弓gōng
bow
功gōng
achievement
攻gōng
to attack
红gōng
used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1]

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