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蟋 · Yan Zhenqing

Xī (1st tone). The textual situation is worth stating properly. The Shuowen Jiezi’s own word for the cricket is 𧍓: 「𧍓,悉𧍓也。从虫帥聲」 (卷十三上), and Xu Xuan adds a note on the popular form — 「臣鉉等曰:今俗作蟀,非是」 (‘today people commonly write 蟀; that is $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart