虫

chong

worm; insect

the original form depicted a viper (a snake with a triangular head), and snakes are menace to all kind of insects

虽

sui

(al)though

雖死猶生 Though dead, still as if alive (idiom); 雖然 although (modern)

Life, symbolized by mouth (口), is written together with insect (虫), to mean that life should not be disregarded even though it is only a life of an insect.

蛋

dan

egg

only the feet of an insect can walk on eggs without breaking them

犭

quan

独

du

alone, sole, unique

independent

a dog (犭) with a tapeworm (虫) in its intestines suffers alone