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蚓

yǐn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 earthworm (used only in 蚯蚓)

Examples

蚯蚓能松土，使土壤更肥沃。
Qiūyǐn néng sōng tǔ, shǐ tǔrǎng gèng féiwò.
Earthworms loosen the soil and make it more fertile.
雨后，小路上爬满了蚯蚓。
Yǔ hòu, xiǎolù shàng pá mǎn le qiūyǐn.
After the rain, earthworms crawled all over the path.

Tips

usage
This character only ever appears in 蚯蚓 (qiūyǐn, earthworm); it has no standalone use. The classic line 蚓无爪牙之利 (the earthworm has no sharp claws or teeth) comes from a famous essay on persistence.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; worm
The insect radical 虫 on the left marks this as a small crawling creature, here the earthworm.
phonetic
引 yǐn
to draw out; to stretch
引 (yǐn, to draw out, to stretch) gives the exact sound, and its meaning of stretching out faintly suits the long, elongating body of a worm.

Stroke Order

蚓 yǐn