螵蛸

Traditional form:

螵蛸

Pinyin (reading):

piāoxiāo

Definitions:

• ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)
• cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸 (hǎipiāoxiāo))

Characters:

• 螵 - chrysalis
• 蛸 - octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest

Traditional characters:

• 螵 - chrysalis
• 蛸 - octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest