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

水族馆用卤虫喂小鱼。

Shuǐzúguǎn yòng lǔchóng wèi xiǎoyú.

The aquarium uses brine shrimp to feed small fish.

盐湖里生活着大量卤虫。

Yánhú lǐ shēnghuózhe dàliàng lǔchóng.

Large numbers of brine shrimp live in salt lakes.

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