Chinese symbol for “worm”
蠕虫
rú chóng
Traditional: 蠕蟲
worm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for worm is 蠕虫 (rú chóng), defined as: worm.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “worm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜗杆 (蝸桿) | wō gǎn | worm (mechanical engineering) |
| 虫子 (蟲子) | chóng zi | insect; bug |
| 蚩 | chī | ignorant; worm |
| 虷 | gān | worm |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蠕虫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠕动 (蠕動) | rú dòng | to wiggle; to squirm |
| 蠕变 (蠕變) | rú biàn | creep (materials science) |
| 蠕蠕 | rú rú | wiggling; squirming |
| 肠蠕动 (腸蠕動) | cháng rú dòng | peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall) |
| 蠕动前进 (蠕動前進) | rú dòng qián jìn | wriggle |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “worm”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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