蟲U+87F218 STROKES
Entry·pron. chóng
ㄔㄨㄥˊ
“Insects, worms, or other crawling creatures; can refer to animals generally in ancient usage; also used figuratively for a contemptible person or as a surname.”
AI-written definition, grounded in Unihan and Moedict. How this works
§
Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 昆蟲ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect; a general term for bugs and insects.
- 幼蟲ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ(entomology) larva; the early developmental stage of an insect or other invertebrate, before metamorphosis.
- 螢火蟲ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊfirefly; glowworm; lightning bug; small flying beetle whose abdomen glows at night; beneficial to agriculture by eating pests
- 蟲子insect; bug; worm; a person who profits from something
- 病蟲害ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋplant diseases and insect pests; combined term for crop diseases and insect damage
- 成蟲ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊadult insect; mature insect that has completed metamorphosis and can reproduce
- 毛毛蟲ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄇㄠ ㄔㄨㄥˊcaterpillar; hairy insect larva
- 蚊蟲ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊmosquitoes and similar small flying insects; insect pests that bite
- 甲蟲ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊbeetle; general term for insects of the order Coleoptera, having hardened front wings that cover the membranous hind wings and abdomen
- 寄生蟲ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊparasite (worm or other organism living on or in a host); figuratively, a person who lives off others without contributing
- 蝗蟲ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊlocust; grasshopper; glutton, someone who eats a huge amount
- 害蟲ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect that harms people, crops, or trees; pest; e.g. mosquitoes, flies, locusts, borers
- 蟲害ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋdamage to crops caused by insect pests
- 殺蟲劑ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋinsecticide; pesticide used to kill harmful insects in agriculture and the environment
- 毛蟲ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊcaterpillar; larva of a butterfly or moth; archaic term for tiger
- 象鼻蟲ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊweevil; a beetle with a long snout-like mouthpart, whose adults and larvae feed on plants and damage crops such as bananas, fruit trees, and grains
- 毒蟲ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊpoisonous insect; venomous bug
- 爬蟲類ㄆㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄟˋreptiles; cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles
§
Related characters
Browse by shared structure or curriculum