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虫

Traditional: 蟲

chóng

chóng · cung4 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
  2. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  3. CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
  4. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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Character breakdown

虫

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

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