Miaozi

虫

蟲

chóngㄔㄨㄥˊ
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TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures

  2. 2

    CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

  3. 3

    (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

  4. 4

    variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

Examples

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早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

早起的鳥兒有蟲喫。

The early bird catches the worm.

你是只虫。

你是隻蟲。

You're a bug.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

早起的鳥兒有蟲喫。

The early bird gets the worm.

Characters

Character breakdown

中

zhōng

(bound form) China; Chinese

Related

Related: 虫

害虫

hài chóng

injurious insect

昆虫

kūn chóng

insect

Stroke practice

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