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máo

Spanish fly; grain-eating grub

🔤 Pictophonetic: 虫 (insect) provides meaning, 矛 provides pronunciation
HSK 17 strokes Uncommon (55%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

矛
máo
spear, lance
虫
chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
⿱矛⿰虫虫 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

máo
矛
spear, lance
📷 Pictographic: A spear pointed up and to the right
5 strokes HSK 5
⿰虫虫
Radical component

Words Using 蟊 (2)