I’m wondering where this extra stroke came from in the kanji for cicada that I have highlighted and would like an explanation since it doesn’t match up with the kanji radicals on kanshudo

https://www.kanshudo.com/word/蝉/1387080?oq=蝉

  • 𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    from what i know, the kanji for “insect” is a fundamental radical itself, but if you really want a mnemotechnic, i’d say that 口 is the insect mouth biting an arm ム (not the real meaning of that but it kinda looks like an arm)

    based on this list