蟲 (cung4 | chong2) : insect, worm

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蟲

cung4

chong2

[1] insect; worm; bug
[2] [derogatory] person with a certain kind of undesirable quality

(Classifier(s): 條)

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蟲 / 虫

This word has been viewed 11755 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2013 04:20

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昆蟲 kwan1 cung4 kun1 chong2 = insects

毛蟲 mou4 cung4 mao2 chong2 = caterpillar

捉蟲入屎窟 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1 = to bring trouble to oneself 粵

病蟲害 beng6 cung4 hoi6 bing4 chong2 hai4 = diseases and pests

蟲子 cung4 zi2 chong2 zi5 = worm; insect; bug 國

蠹蟲 dou3 cung4 = silverfish

鼻涕蟲 bei6 tai3 cung4 = slug

蚊蟲 man1 cung4 wen2 chong2 = mosquito 粵

寄生蟲 gei3 saang1 cung4 = parasite

螢火蟲 jing4 fo2 cung4 ying2 huo3 chong2 = firefly; lightning bug
See all 87 compounds (CantoDict reports 89 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蟲
Unicode code for this character: U+87f2 (off-site link)

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