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chóng · insect, worm

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虫
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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6Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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虫Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 虫

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chóngWords pronounced chóng
chongWords pronounced chong
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Example sentences

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Wǒ jiā de māo bú pà rén, bú pà chóng zǐ, jiù pà xiǎo jī.我家的猫不怕人，不怕虫子，就怕小鸡。

My family's cat is not afraid of people or insects, but is afraid of chicks.

Source: Tatoeba #8715815 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kūn chóng yǒu yì céng jiān yìng de biǎo pí.昆虫有一层坚硬的表皮。

Insects have a hard skin.

Source: Tatoeba #752514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men jiào tā yí gè shū chóng.我们叫她一个书虫。

She is what we call a bookworm.

Source: Tatoeba #5919859 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhǎo dào jǐ zhī chóng zǐ?你找到几只虫子？

How many worms did you find?

Source: Tatoeba #1944797 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ pà chóng zǐ ma?你怕虫子吗？

Are you afraid of insects?

Source: Tatoeba #4813407 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhī gèng niǎo zhèng zài zhǎo chóng zǐ.知更鸟正在找虫子。

The robin is looking for worms.

Source: Tatoeba #8744820 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 虫 in context

  1. Say chóng, then recall the core meaning: insect, worm.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 虫子 (chóng zi), meaning “insect”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 虫 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.