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蚣

gōng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蜈蚣) centipede

Examples

HSK 7-9
蜈蚣咬人有毒，别用手去抓。
Wúgōng yǎo rén yǒu dú, bié yòng shǒu qù zhuā.
A centipede's bite is venomous, so don't catch one with your bare hand.
HSK 7-9
中医把干蜈蚣当药材。
Zhōngyī bǎ gān wúgōng dàng yàocái.
Dried centipede is used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tips

memory
蚣 = the insect radical 虫 plus 公 ('public'), which only lends the sound. It survives solely in 蜈蚣 ('centipede').

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; worm; bug
The insect radical 虫 sits on the left, classifying 蚣 as a small crawling creature.
phonetic
公 gōng
public; common; male (animal)
公 supplies the pronunciation gōng with no tone shift. Its 'public' meaning plays no part in this word.

Stroke Order

蚣 gōng