insect that eats into books, clothing etc
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蠹 is a 24 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dù in the fourth tone.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 蠹
Definitions for 蠹 pronounced as dù
- insect that eats into books, clothing etc
- moth-eaten
- worm-eaten
Vocabulary
The most common words for 蠹 — see all
- lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
- constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
- silverfish
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- public enemy number one