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Meaning of 虫

Pinyin chóng、 huǐ

Radical

虫

Strokes

Definition

insect / worm, an animal / an invertebrate / a worm / an insect

Usage

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虫 chóng [noun] 【Original Meaning】: General term for insects 1. A category of arthropods: e.g., insects, beneficial insects, and minor skills (metaphor for insignificant skills). 2. General term for animals: e.g., big insect (tiger), long insect (snake), shell-inhabiting insect (a type of bug with a shell). Synonyms: 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] insect) 2. In ancient times, a general term for all animals ([En.] animal) 3. Insect plague ([En.] plague of insects) 【References】: 1. "Shuō Wén" states: Insects with legs are referred to as insects; those without are called beasts. 2. "Kǒngzǐ Jiāyǔ" mentions: The wind is an insect. 3. "Huáinánzǐ" refers to: Irritation is an insect. 4. "Lièzǐ" lists: Birds and animals, insects and moths. 5. "Shī" describes: Insects flying about. 6. Wang Anshi wrote: The ancients observed the nature, mountains, rivers, plants, insects, fishes, birds, and beasts, often gaining insights. 7. Han Feizi remarked: The people are overwhelmed by insects and snakes. 【Examples】: - For instance, insect pests (insects); - Small insects (little bugs); - The world where insects adapt to their environments; - The sound of insects. This sound is mournful, akin to a lament; - Insects emerging (after a person dies, their body attracts insects, metaphorically indicating that the dead cannot be buried properly). Additional Definitions: 1. "Xunzi" says: Decayed meat attracts insects. 2. In ancient times, a general term for all animals ([En.] animal) - "Lǚshì Chūnqiū" indicates: Serpent insects die. 【Examples】: - For instance, long insects (large insects, regional dialect referring to tigers); - Insect shrimp (referring to fish/shrimp); - Insect lice (a general term for boring insects); - Insect nets (referring to spider webs). 3. Insect plague ([En.] plague of insects). 【Examples】: - Such as insect frost, water, drought (referring to the four major agricultural disasters); - Insect disasters (disasters caused by insects, often referring to locust plagues). This is the simplified character with no traditional form. Venomous snake, originally represented in character with [虺]. 虫 huǐ [noun] 1. The original character for "虺". Name of a venomous snake ([En.] a venomous snake) 2. See also: chóng 【References】: 1. "Shānhǎijīng" mentions: The mountain of the winged monkeys abounds with pit vipers. 【Examples】: - For instance, pit viper (a type of venomous snake). 2. See also: chóng

血吸虫病 xuè xī chóng bìng

schistosomiasis

叩头虫 kòu tóu chóng

Click beetle

甲壳虫 jiǎ qiào chóng

beetle

虫卵 chóng luǎn

egg / ovum

害虫 hài chóng

injurious insect / pest

病虫害 bìng chóng hài

plant diseases and insect pests

寄生虫 jì shēng chóng

parasite (biology) / (fig.) freeloader

寄生虫病 jì shēng chóng bìng

parasitosis / zoonosis / parasitic disease

草履虫 cǎo lǚ chóng

paramecium / paramecia / paramoecium

幼虫 yòu chóng

larva

杀虫剂 shā chóng jì

insecticide / pesticide

可怜虫 kě lián chóng

pitiful creature / wretch

恙虫 yàng chóng

chigger / tsutsugamushi / chigger mite / Leptus

懒虫 lǎn chóng

lazy fellow (insult) / idle slob

昆虫 kūn chóng

insect / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1]

糊涂虫 hú tu chóng

blunderer / bungler

涡虫 wō chóng

planaria / turbellarian worm / turbellarian

滴虫 dī chóng

trichomonad

爬虫 pá chóng

reptile (old or common word for 爬行動物|爬行动物)

小爬虫 xiǎo pá chóng

Little crawler

珊瑚虫 shān hú chóng

coral / anthozoan / actinozoan / polup

虫瘿 chóng yǐng

insect gall

瓢虫 piáo chóng

ladybug / ladybird

疟原虫 nüè yuán chóng

plasmodium (malaria parasite)

瞌睡虫 kē shuì chóng

sandman / sleepy person / sleep insects

绦虫 tāo chóng

tapeworm

紫胶虫 zǐ jiāo chóng

Lac insect

带绦虫 dài tāo chóng

Tapeworm

臭虫 chòu chóng

bedbug (Cimex lectularius) / tick

蚜虫 yá chóng

greenfly (Aphis spp.) / aphid

除虫菊 chú chóng jú

pyrethrum / pyrethrin / pyrethrum carneum

蛀虫 zhù chóng

insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc / fig. vermin

蛆虫 qū chóng

maggot

蛲虫 náo chóng

parasitic worm / human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)

萤火虫 yíng huǒ chóng

firefly / glowworm / lightning bug

螨虫 mǎn chóng

mite (zoology)

蠓虫 měng chóng

Midges

蠹虫 dù chóng

moth / harmful person / vermin

成虫 chéng chóng

imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)

大虫 dà chóng

tiger

虫子 chóng zi

insect / bug / worm / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

毒虫 dú chóng

poisonous insect (or spider etc) / (slang) junkie

防虫 fáng chóng

insect prevention

蝗虫 huáng chóng

locust

蠕虫 rú chóng

worm

线虫 xiàn chóng

nematode

蚊虫 wén chóng

mosquito

甲虫 jiǎ chóng

beetle

蛔虫 huí chóng

roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite

蛔虫病 huí chóng bìng

ascariasis / infectation by parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides

螟虫 míng chóng

boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

钩虫 gōu chóng

hookworm / ancylostome

棉铃虫 mián líng chóng

cotton bollworm / American bollworn / corn earworm

锥虫 zhuī chóng

trypanosome

锥虫病 zhuī chóng bìng

trypanosomiasis / trypanosomosis

鞭毛虫 biān máo chóng

flagellate / mastigot

驱虫 qū chóng

expelling parasite