U+8747 "蝇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8747 "蝇" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that stands for the common housefly or any fly in the family Muscidae, often specifically referring to the species Musca domestica. It is composed of the insect radical "虫" on the left side, indicating its association with bugs or insects, and the phonetic component "黾" on the right, which historically contributed to the character's pronunciation in Middle Chinese, sounding something like "ying." In modern Mandarin, it is pronounced as "yíng" and is used in various words such as "苍蝇" (cāng yíng), meaning housefly. The character appears in classical literature, including medical texts describing pests and in everyday language to denote the insect's nuisance role in spreading disease.