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虫
chóng
Main
English Definitionlower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
Simplified Script虫
Traditional Script蟲
Pinyinchóng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)cung4
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words条, 只

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Words With Same Head Word    
虫子chóngziinsect; bug; worm
虫害chónghàiinsect pest; damage from insects
虫草chóngcǎosee 冬虫夏草
虫灾chóngzāiinsect damage; destruction of crops by pest insects
虫牙chóngyácaries; rotten tooth (colloquial); see also 龋齿
Words With Same Tail Word    
昆虫kūnchónginsect
害虫hàichónginjurious insect; pest
寄生虫jìshēng chóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
血吸虫xuè xīchóngschistosoma
幼虫yòuchónglarva
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