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昆虫

Traditional: 昆蟲

kūn chóng

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

kūn chóng · kwan1 cung4 (Jyutping)

  1. insect
  2. CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

昆

Meaning
elder brother; descendants
Radical
日
Strokes
8
Components
⿱日比
Cangjie
APP
Four-corner
6071.1

虫

Meaning
insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
Radical
虫
Strokes
6
Components
⿱中?
Cangjie
LMI
Four-corner
5013.6

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