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