Keyword
larva
- caterpillar
- Frequency
- #5474
- Strokes
- 16
Readings
míng
Mnemonic
虫 (insect) gives the meaning and 冥 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
螟
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
螟蛉
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva; adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
螟虫
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest