蝤 (qiú): (in 蝤蛴) the larva of a longhorn…

Meanings

1 (in 蝤蛴) the larva of a longhorn beetle

Characters

蝤

qiú

(in 蝤蛴) longhorn-beetle larva

Examples

古诗里用蝤蛴比美人洁白的脖颈。

Gǔ shī lǐ yòng qiúqí bǐ měirén jiébái de bójǐng.

The classical poets compared a beauty's white neck to the longhorn-beetle grub.

蝤蛴钻进树干里。

Qiúqí zuān jìn shùgàn lǐ.

The longhorn-beetle larva bores into tree trunks.

Tips

usage

In this reading 蝤 is bound to 蝤蛴 (longhorn-beetle larva), famous as a classical simile for a fair, slender neck. A different reading 蝤 is used for a kind of crab.

Components

radical

虫 chóng

insect; worm

Left side is the insect radical 虫, marking a small-creature word — here a beetle grub.

phonetic

酋 qiú

chief; sound element

Right side 酋 supplies the sound qiú for this reading.

Stroke Order

蝤 qiú

Related Words

蝤蛴领 qiúqílǐng

a woman's fair, graceful neck / a neck as white and smooth as a longhorn beetle larva

蛴 qí

(in 蛴螬) the grub of a scarab beetle / (in 蝤蛴) the larva of a longhorn beetle

黄斑星天牛 huángbānxīngtiānniú

Asian longhorn beetle with yellow spots (Anoplophora nobilis) / wood-boring pest of poplars and willows

鳞翅目幼虫 línchìmù yòuchóng

lepidopteran larva / caterpillar (moth or butterfly larva)

桃红颈天牛 táohóngjǐngtiānniú

red-necked longhorn beetle (Aromia bungii), a major pest of peach and cherry trees

摇蚊幼虫 yáowén yòuchóng

chironomid larva / bloodworm (larva of a non-biting midge)

椰心叶甲 yēxīnyèjiǎ

coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa longissima) / coconut hispine beetle

猿叶虫 yuányèchóng

leaf beetle of the genus Phaedon / a small shiny leaf beetle pest of crucifer vegetables

标本虫 biāoběnchóng

spider beetle (Ptinidae) / specimen beetle

螬 cáo

used in 蛴螬, the white grub (larva of the scarab beetle)