虫
chóng
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
a picture of 虫 → a coiled, wriggling creature
The character originally depicted a snake or coiled worm — a single squirming form. It broadened over time to cover the whole fuzzy category of small wriggly life: bugs, larvae, worms, and creeping things.
草丛里有很多小虫。
cǎo cóng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chóng。
There are many small bugs in the grass.
这条虫慢慢地爬过了树叶。
zhè tiáo chóng màn màn de pá guò le shù yè。
This worm slowly crawled across the leaf.
Words with 虫
雕虫小技
diāo chóng xiǎo jì
insignificant talent
幼虫
yòu chóng
(entomology) larva
虫害
chóng hài
insect pest
杀虫剂
shā chóng jì
insecticide
蛔虫
huí chóng
roundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite
害虫
hài chóng
injurious insect
象虫
xiàng chóng
weevil; snout beetle
锥虫病
zhuī chóng bìng
trypanosomiasis
锹形虫
qiāo xíng chóng
stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)
钻心虫
zuān xīn chóng
boring insect
长虫
cháng chong
(coll.) snake
阿米巴原虫
ā mǐ bā yuán chóng
amoeba