虫 — Chinese character
虫
chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
- Pinyin
- chóng
- Radical
- 142 ⾍ (Insect)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 中
- Formation
- pictophonetic; sound component 中
- Traditional
- 蟲
- Japanese
- 虫 as a kanji
Common words with 虫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昆虫 (昆蟲) | kūn chóng | insect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī) |
| 杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑) | shā chóng jì | insecticide; pesticide |
| 寄生虫 (寄生蟲) | jì shēng chóng | parasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader |
| 虫子 (蟲子) | chóng zi | insect; bug |
| 幼虫 (幼蟲) | yòu chóng | (entomology) larva |
| 害虫 (害蟲) | hài chóng | injurious insect; pest |
| 萤火虫 (螢火蟲) | yíng huǒ chóng | firefly; glowworm |
| 病虫害 (病蟲害) | bìng chóng hài | plant diseases and insect pests |
| 蠕虫 (蠕蟲) | rú chóng | worm |
| 蝗虫 (蝗蟲) | huáng chóng | locust |
| 甲虫 (甲蟲) | jiǎ chóng | beetle |
| 臭虫 (臭蟲) | chòu chóng | bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick |
English words written with 虫
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.