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蠹
dù
1. insect that eats into books, clothing etc
2. moth-eaten
3. worm-eaten
✏️ 24 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蠹
dù
moth, bookworm; moth-eaten, worm-eaten
24 丶

Compound Words (20)

国蠹
guódù
traitor
小蠹
xiǎodù
bark beetle (zoology)
巨蠹
jùdù
public enemy number one
蠹害
dùhài
to harm
蠹弊
dùbì
malpractice
蠹政
dùzhèng
parasitic government
蠹简
dùjiǎn
old worm-eaten books
蠹蛀
dùzhù
to be moth-eaten
蠹虫
dùchóng
moth
蠹鱼
dùyú
silverfish
霉蠹
méidù
to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books)
齿蠹
chǐdù
tooth decay
龋蠹
qǔdù
rotten teeth
书蠹
shūdù
bookworm (literal and figurative)
木蠹
mùdù
wood moth
朽蠹
xiǔdù
to decay and be eaten by worms etc
淄蠹
zīdù
to be worn out
禄蠹
lùdù
sinecurist
蠹吏
dùlì
corrupt officials
木蠹蛾
mùdùé
wood moth

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