虫 insect

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ㄔㄨㄥ ˊ

chóng

insect

虫 is a 6 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as chóng in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 蟲 is used.

虫
ㄔㄨㄥ ˊ

chóng

insect
- 中
  ㄓㄨㄥ
  
  zhōng
  
  middle
- ?
  - 𠂉
    
    person

2 stories have been written about this character — see all

Person lying under the ground (middle/china) is food for worms (insect/grubs)
by Putty

The CENTRAL plot of The Metamorphosis is that a PERSON turns into an <insect>. When he wakes up, he likes to lun[ch on g]ood rotten food.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 虫

Definitions for 虫 pronounced as chóng

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
person with a particular undesirable characteristic