Character data

HSK 5

FREQUENCY 1287th character

RADICAL ⾍ (142.0)

STROKES 6

INDEX # 423

TRADITIONAL 蟲

虫 chóng

bug; insect; worm

HSK 5 #1287

虫 chóng

1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
2. person with a particular undesirable characteristic
3. CL 条tiáo,只zhī

Word	Meaning
昆虫 kūn chóng HSK 5	insect
虫子 chóng zi	bug; insect; worm
寄生虫 jì shēng chóng	parasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
可怜虫 kě lián chóng	pitiful creature; wretch
臭虫 chòu chóng	bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
害虫 hài chóng	pest; injurious insect
杀虫剂 shā chóng jì	insecticide; pesticide
萤火虫 yíng huǒ chóng	firefly; lightning bug; glowworm
甲虫 jiǎ chóng	beetle
懒虫 lǎn chóng	(coll.) lazybones
幼虫 yòu chóng	larva
毛毛虫 máo mao chóng	caterpillar
蠕虫 rú chóng	worm
爬虫 pá chóng	(Internet) web crawler; reptile
瓢虫 piáo chóng	ladybug; ladybird
蝗虫 huáng chóng	locust
蛆虫 qū chóng	maggot
毛虫 máo chóng	caterpillar
蚜虫 yá chóng	aphid; greenfly (Aphis spp.)
毒虫 dú chóng	poisonous insect (or spider etc); (slang) junkie
蛀虫 zhù chóng	insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin
蛔虫 huí chóng	roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite
绦虫 tāo chóng	tapeworm
雕虫小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì	insignificant talent; skill of no high order
飞虫 fēi chóng	flying insect; winged insect

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