Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

An insect (虫) shaped like a ladle (斗) with a seed (禾) — the tadpole that wiggles in ponds.

tadpole (less common variant)
tadpole
tadpole-shaped
ancient tadpole script
There are many little tadpoles swimming around in the pond.
There are many tadpoles in the pond.
Tadpoles will turn into frogs when they grow up.
This pattern is tadpole-shaped.
This ancient script is called tadpole script.
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Characters with radical "虫".