虫

蟲
chóng
#1,285 most
frequent character
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
Measure words:条 tiáo,只 zhī

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

虫 is a picture of a venomous snake, which was its first meaning. It was later used for 'insect' instead of 蟲, and in Simplified Chinese it stands for 蟲, keeping just one of the three 虫.

Drawn as: a venomous snake

虫 as a component in other characters

meaning154 characters
强虽蛋蛇蜂蜜蝶螺蚁蜡蚀蝇蚕虾蚂蛙
sound1 character
融
picture12 characters
蛮虹蛛茧蜕蜷蛊蜿蚝蚴蚶虰
empty4 characters
独触烛浊

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Same Characters, Different Readings

虫chóng
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

Homophones

崇chóng
high, sublime, lofty, to esteem
重chóng
to repeat, repetition, again, re-

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