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蟑

zhāng
noun #64,532

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蟑螂) cockroach

Examples

HSK 6
厨房里有一只蟑螂，快去抓。
Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yì zhī zhāngláng, kuài qù zhuā.
There's a cockroach in the kitchen, hurry and catch it.
HSK 6
蟑螂生命力很强，很难彻底消灭。
Zhāngláng shēngmìnglì hěn qiáng, hěn nán chèdǐ xiāomiè.
Cockroaches are very tenacious and hard to wipe out completely.

Tips

memory
蟑 never stands alone, only in 蟑螂 (cockroach). Read the right side 章 for the sound and the 虫 bug radical for the meaning.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; worm
The insect radical 虫 on the left marks this as a bug, paired with 螂 to make 蟑螂.
phonetic
章 zhāng
chapter; seal
Right side 章 (chapter, stamp) gives the exact sound zhāng with no drift. It contributes only the reading.

Stroke Order

蟑 zhāng