Keyword
insect
- worm
- mollusk
- Frequency
- #1567
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
chóng
Mnemonic
中 gives the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
虫
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
昆虫
insect
杀虫剂
insecticide; pesticide
寄生虫
parasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
虫子
insect; bug; worm
幼虫
(entomology) larva
害虫
injurious insect; pest
萤火虫
firefly; glowworm; lightning bug
病虫害
plant diseases and insect pests
蠕虫
worm
蝗虫
locust
甲虫
beetle
臭虫
bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
爬虫
reptile; (Internet) web crawler
蚊虫
mosquito
成虫
imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
毒虫
poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake; (slang) junkie
线虫
nematode
爬虫类
reptiles; also written 爬行类
蛆虫
maggot
杀虫
insecticide
蛀虫
insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin
瓢虫
ladybug; ladybird
虫害
insect pest; damage from insects