卤虫

鹵蟲

lǔchóng

noun

Measure Word

一只卤虫 zhī

Meanings

1 brine shrimp (Artemia)
2 tiny salt-water crustacean widely used as live fish food

Characters

insect; small creature

Examples

HSK 4

盐湖里生活着大量卤虫。

Yánhú lǐ shēnghuó zhe dàliàng lǔchóng.

Large numbers of brine shrimp live in salt lakes.

HSK 7-9

水族馆用卤虫喂小鱼。

Shuǐzúguǎn yòng lǔchóng wèi xiǎoyú.

The aquarium uses brine shrimp to feed small fish.

Tips

memory

Literally "brine bug": 卤 = brine/salt water + 虫 = bug. The cysts sold as "Sea Monkeys" are dried Artemia eggs.

Stroke Order

卤 lǔ

虫 chóng