虫

蟲

chóng

noun #2,556

Meanings

Zhè kē shù shàng yǒu hěn duō chóngzi.

There are many bugs on this tree.

Tā pà chóng.

She's afraid of bugs.

memory

虫 is a radical in many insect/animal characters: 蚂 (ant), 蛇 (snake), 蝴 (butterfly).

usage

虫子 (bug/insect), 昆虫 (insect — formal).

虫 chóng