蚯蚓

qiūyǐn

noun #20,684

Measure Word

一条蚯蚓 tiáo

Meanings

1 earthworm

Characters

earthworm (first syllable, phonetic component)

earthworm (second syllable, phonetic component)

Examples

下雨后蚯蚓爬上了路面。

Xiàyǔ hòu qiūyǐn pá shàng le lùmiàn.

After the rain, earthworms crawled up onto the road.

小孩子喜欢在土里找蚯蚓。

Xiǎo háizi xǐhuān zài tǔ lǐ zhǎo qiūyǐn.

Children love looking for earthworms in the soil.

Tips

memory

Both characters contain the 虫 (worm/insect) radical, which is a helpful visual cue that 蚯蚓 is a creature. The radical appears on the left side of both characters.

Stroke Order

蚯 qiū

蚓 yǐn