Definition of 「䖵」:
1. A general term for insects.
- 虫类的总称。
- "䖵, [is] the general name for insects." — from Shuowen Jiezi, "The section on 䖵".
- Duan Yucai's note: "The general term for insects is 䖵; all texts referring to insects are also referring to 䖵."
- From the Qin burial bamboo slips, "Qin Laws, Agricultural Laws": "Early [drought], sudden storms, floods, and various insects that harm crops are also spoken of in regards to their quantities."
- Han Xu Chong’s note in his "Letter on the Shuowen Jiezi": "Heaven and Earth, gods and spirits, mountains, rivers, grass and trees, birds, beasts, 䖵 and insects, miscellaneous strange objects, royal systems, rituals, and worldly matters, all are recorded."