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蝼

lóu

mole cricket; Gryllotalpa africana

🔤 Pictophonetic: 虫 (insect) provides meaning, 娄 provides pronunciation

HSK 15 strokes Uncommon (56%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

娄

lóu

a constellation; to wear; surname

⿰虫娄 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

chóng

虫

insect, worm; mollusk

🔤 Pictophonetic:

6 strokes HSK 5

zhōng

中

central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

💡 Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口

4 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

lóu

娄

a constellation; to wear; surname

💡 Ideographic: A woman 女 looking up at a star 米

9 strokes

mǐ

米

rice, millet, grain

📷 Pictographic: Grains of rice

6 strokes HSK 1

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

nǚ

女

woman, girl; female

📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 蝼 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

蝼蚁 ↗

lóuyǐ

lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power

lóuyǐ

蝼蚁 ↗

lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power

天蝼 ↗

tiānlóu

mole cricket / slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa

tiānlóu

天蝼 ↗

mole cricket / slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa

蛞蝼 ↗

kuòlóu

mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)

kuòlóu

蛞蝼 ↗

mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)

mole cricket / Gryllolaptaptidae, family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera (a serious agricultural pest)

lóugū

蝼蛄 ↗

mole cricket / Gryllolaptaptidae, family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera (a serious agricultural pest)

蝼蛄科 ↗

lóugūkē

Gryllolaptaptidae family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera / mole crickets

lóugūkē

蝼蛄科 ↗

Gryllolaptaptidae family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera / mole crickets