蝇
蠅yíng
#2,716 most
frequent character
fly, musca
Measure words:只 zhī
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
蝇 uses 虫 insect or worm as the meaning part and 黾 mǐn for sound, though the sound link is not clear now. It first meant a greenbottle fly, then simply a fly.
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