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sōu

earwig, millipede, spider

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

HSK 15 strokes Uncommon (64%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

叟

sǒu

old man; elder

⿰虫叟 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

sǒu

叟

old man; elder

💡 Ideographic: A hand 又 holding up a candle, representing failing vision

9 strokes

⿻臼丨

Radical component

yòu

又

and, also, again, in addition

📷 Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

2 strokes HSK 3

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