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蠹
dù
moth, bookworm; moth-eaten, worm-eaten
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虫 (insect) provides meaning, 橐 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 蠹 (30)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
国蠹
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guódù
traitor / public enemy
guódù
国蠹
↗
traitor / public enemy
小蠹
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xiǎodù
bark beetle (zoology)
xiǎodù
小蠹
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bark beetle (zoology)
户枢不蠹
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hùshūbùdù
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
hùshūbùdù
户枢不蠹
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lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
木蠹
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mùdù
wood moth / carpenter moth / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
mùdù
木蠹
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wood moth / carpenter moth / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
木蠹蛾
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mùdùé
wood moth / carpenter moth / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
mùdùé
木蠹蛾
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wood moth / carpenter moth / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
朽蠹
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xiǔdù
to decay and be eaten by worms etc / to over-hoard grain so that it rots
xiǔdù
朽蠹
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to decay and be eaten by worms etc / to over-hoard grain so that it rots
条斑窃蠹
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tiáobānqièdù
furniture beetle
tiáobānqièdù
条斑窃蠹
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furniture beetle
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
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liúshuǐbùfǔ,hùshūbùdù
Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / constant activity prevents decay
liúshuǐbùfǔ,hùshūbùdù
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
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Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / constant activity prevents decay
淄蠹
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zīdù
to be worn out
zīdù
淄蠹
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to be worn out
窃蠹甲
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qièdùjiǎ
drugstore beetle / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
qièdùjiǎ
窃蠹甲
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drugstore beetle / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]