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虫
蟲
chóng
1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
2. CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]], [[隻|只<zhī>]]
3. person with a particular undesirable characteristic
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

虫
chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

虫子
chóngzi
insect
幼虫
yòuchóng
larva
蝗虫
huángchóng
locust
虫儿
chóngr
see [[蟲子|虫子<chóngzi>]]
虫蜡
chónglà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
飞虫
fēichóng
flying insect
蚖虫
yuánchóng
Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)
蛔虫
huíchóng
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite
螟虫
míngchóng
boring insect
蛲虫
náochóng
parasitic worm
虫洞
chóngdòng
worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)
虫蛀
chóngzhù
damaged by moths or worms
蠹虫
dùchóng
moth
鞭虫
biānchóng
whipworm
网虫
wǎngchóng
Internet addict
蚊虫
wénchóng
mosquitoes and other insects
蚜虫
yáchóng
greenfly (Aphis spp.)
蛆虫
qūchóng
maggot
懒虫
lǎnchóng
lazy fellow (insult)
粘虫
niánchóng
army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,286
Word Frequency Rank
2,144 of 84,292
Radical Number
142

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