蟲
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chóng · insect, worm

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Shape and proportion

18Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

虫Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蟲

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Example sentences

Notice where 蟲 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ bèi chóng yǎo le má?你被蟲咬了嗎?

Have you been bitten by an insect?

Source: Tatoeba #10356788 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì shōu jí kūn chóng hěn yǒu xīng qù.他對收集昆蟲很有興趣。

He has an interest in collecting insects.

Source: Tatoeba #348400 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ péng yǒu shì gè shí dǎ shí de shū chóng.我朋友是個實打實的書蟲。

My friend is a real bookworm.

Source: Tatoeba #10706226 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chū qù diào yú qián, tā wā chū yì xiē chóng zǐ dāng ěr.出去釣魚前,他挖出一些蟲子當餌。

Before he went fishing, he dug up some worms for bait.

Source: Tatoeba #1423338 · CC BY 2.0 FR
" wǒ yǐ jīng cháng dà le bù wán chóng le ", zhè gè nán hái shuō." 我已經長大了不玩蟲了",這個男孩說。

"I'm too old to be playing with bugs," said the boy.

Source: Tatoeba #917771 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kūn chóng pò yǒng ér chū biàn chéng chéng chóng.昆蟲破蛹而出變成成蟲。

The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.

Source: Tatoeba #772056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蟲 in context

  1. Say chóng, then recall the core meaning: insect, worm.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蟲 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.