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螟

míng

caterpillar, larva

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

HSK 16 strokes Uncommon (52%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

冥

míng

dark, gloomy, night; deep

⿰虫冥 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

míng

冥

dark, gloomy, night; deep

💡 Ideographic: The sun 日, covered 冖, with 六 providing the pronunciation

10 strokes

mì

冖

cover

📷 Pictographic: A cover-cloth

2 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

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

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

liù

六

six

4 strokes HSK 1

tóu

亠

lid, cover; head

2 strokes

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 螟 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

螟 ↗

míng

boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

míng

螟 ↗

boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

螟虫 ↗

míngchóng

boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

míngchóng

螟虫 ↗

boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest