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蚓

yǐn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 earthworm

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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