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zǎo

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zǎo
  1. 1.flea

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  1. 1.flea

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 㕚 (“claw”) + 虫 (“insect”) – a scratching insect/pest. Possibly cognate with 搔 (OC *suː, “to scratch”), thus meaning "itcher" (Unger 1992; Schuessler 2007).

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