How to write 蠹

蠹 dù 名词 【本义】: 蛀虫 1. 蛀蚀器物的虫子 (a) Book-eating insect; moth (b) 蛀虫 (insect that eats through objects) (c) 木蠹 (wood-eating insect) (d) 书蠹 (book-eating worm) (e) 蠹鱼 (insect that damages wood) 2. 引申以喻侵蚀或消耗国家财富的人或事 (a) Vermin 动词 1. 蛀蚀 (a) Bore through 2. 损害 (a) Harm 引文 1. 《说文》：蠹，木中虫。 (Book of Explanation: "Dù, an insect in wood.") 2. 《周礼·翦氏》：掌蠹物。注：“穿食人器物者，蠹鱼亦是也。” (Rites of Zhou: "In charge of the vermin." Note: "Those that bore through things are also the du fish.") 3. 《吕氏春秋·达郁》：树郁则为蠹。注：“蠹蝎木中之虫也。” (Records of the Lu Family: "When trees are dense, they attract the vermin." Note: "Dù xie are insects in the wood.") 例句 - 蠹役 (officials that oppress the people) - 蠹怪 (spirit of the wood-eating insect) - 蠹薮 (place where insects gather) - 蠹贼 (vermin, thieves) - 水中的蠹虫 (water-dwelling vermin) - 蠹字 (traces left by the wood-eating insect) - 蠹物 (referring to harmful entities, originally described as insects that bore through clothing) 动词释义 1. 蛀蚀 (a) Bore through 2. 损害 (a) Harm 引文 1. 宋· 罗大经《鹤林玉露补遗》：是勤可以远淫辟地，户枢不蠹，流水不腐。 (Song Dynasty: Luo Dajing's "Supplement to the Crane Forest Jade Dew": "Diligence can keep shamelessness away, doors do not rot, and flowing water does not rot.") 例句 - 蠹木 (damaged beams) - 蠹心 (internal damage) - 蠹书 (books damaged by insects) - 蠹国 (damage to the country) - 蠹朽 (wood that is rotting due to vermin) - 蠹民 (those who harm the people) - 蠹政 (harmful, corrupt governance) - 蠹俗 (corrupted customs) - 蠹刻 (damaging engravings) - 蠹劳 (damage due to fatigue) - 蠹伤 (harm inflicted) - 蠹敝 (erosion and damage)