COMPONENT GUIDE
The “虫” component
chóng · lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
Found in 206 indexed Chinese characters.
Characters containing 虫
Chinese character
turbid
candle
alone
Chinese character
(bound form) cocoon
firefly
young dragon with horns
nymph of louse
Chinese character
rainbow
sick
horsefly
flea
although
shrimp
(scorpion)
to nibble away at sth
ant
used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[ma3huang2]
mosquito
(mosquito)
mussel
Chinese character
used in 蚯蚓[qiu1yin3]
silkworm
Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)
aphis
oyster
used in 蜈蚣[wu2gong1]
flea
Chinese character
(water-beetle)
ignorant
used in 蝌蚪[ke1dou3]
basket clam (clam of family Corbiculidae); (esp.) Corbicula leana 真蜆|真蚬[zhen1 xian3]
used in 蚯蚓[qiu1yin3]
Chinese character
grasshopper
larva
(Tw) oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô])
small clam (Arca inflata)
boa
termite
Chinese character
maggot
snake
sandfly
arch. legendary venomous insect
egg
oyster
mussel
cricket
marine crab
roundworm
a weevil found in rice etc
frog
(bound form) spider
woodlouse
used in 蛞螻|蛞蝼[kuo4lou2]
a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
frog
anxious
fluke
barbarian
to hibernate
Chinese character
parasitic worm
snail
used in 蠐螬|蛴螬[qi2 cao2]
Chinese character
long-legged spider
chrysalis
Chinese character
Chinese character
(bound form) moth
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province
bee
giant clam
to sting
used in 蜈蚣[wu2gong1]
(dragon fly)
clam
Bufo vulgaris
surname Yuan
slug
Chinese character
skin cast off during molting
snail
used in 蜘蛛[zhi1zhu1]
gad-fly
honey
used in 蟛蜞[peng2qi2]
candle
grasshopper
dung beetle
(bound form) lizard
cicada
mythical creature
tick (zoology)
used in 蜥蜴[xi1yi4]
to curl up (like a scroll)
Chinese character
used in 蜾蠃[guo3luo3]
used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]
fly
small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.)
cicada
used in 蝌蚪[ke1dou3]
scorpion
used in 蛞蝓[kuo4yu2]
Chinese character
locust
used in 蝙蝠[bian1 fu2]
Chinese character
(bound form) bat
Ephemera strigata
used in 蝤蠐|蝤蛴[qiu2 qi2]
Chinese character
Chinese character
Chinese character
insect
used in 蝰蛇[kui2she2]
used in 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]
(bound form) butterfly
Chinese character
immature locusts
Chinese character
bedbug
salamander
dragonfly
used in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4]
Chinese character
(intestinal worm)
salamander
Chinese character
used in 蠼螋[qu2sou1]
to melt
small cicada with a square head
variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)
Chinese character
boring insect
Chinese character
mite
(of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite
used in 蠐螬|蛴螬[qi2cao2]
dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry)
Chinese character
nippers
praying mantis
used in 螵蛸[piao1xiao1]
spiral shell
Chinese character
(grasshopper)
used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
Chinese character
toad
Chinese character
Spanish fly
used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
Chinese character
long-legged spider
cockroach
python
silkworm
used in 蟛蜞[peng2qi2]
surname Jiao
Chinese character
to coil
(spider)
Chinese character
horse-leech
(cicada)
Chinese character
eggs of mantis
Chinese character
Chinese character
Chinese character
crab
Chinese character
toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
used in 蜾蠃[guo3 luo3]
Chinese character
cockroach
Chinese character
Chinese character
grasshopper
Chinese character
to squirm
looper caterpillar
minute flies
Chinese character
calabash
stupid
Chinese character
Chinese character
wasp of the family Sphecidae
large turtles
Chinese character
insect that eats into books, clothing etc
Chinese character
used in 蠼螋[qu2sou1]
to touch
Chinese character
short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4]
Chinese character