#142
虫

Insect Radical

chóngAlias: Insect Radical
Strokes 6 strokes
Position Left
Characters 69 hanzi
Semantic Meaning

Chinese character radical: Insect Radical

Mnemonic Memory Tip

Crawling insect or serpent; represents bugs, worms, and small creatures.

字

Chinese Characters with Radical 虫 (69)

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1 strokes
蟠
pan

to coil.

1 strokes
虺
hui

venomous snake.

6 strokes
虫
chóng

insect.

8 strokes
虱
shī

louse.

9 strokes
虽
suī

although, even though.

9 strokes
蚂
mǎ

ant.

9 strokes
蚀
shí

to erode.

9 strokes
虹
hóng

rainbow.

9 strokes
蚤
zǎo

flea.

9 strokes
虾
xiā

shrimp, prawn.

9 strokes
蚁
yǐ

ant.

10 strokes
蚜
yá

plant louse.

10 strokes
蚊
wén

mosquito.

10 strokes
蚌
bàng

oysters.

10 strokes
蚪
dǒu

tadpole.

10 strokes
蚣
gōng

centipede.

10 strokes
蚓
yǐn

earthworm.

10 strokes
蚕
cán

silkworm.

11 strokes
蛊
gǔ

poison.

11 strokes
蛎
lì

oyster.

11 strokes
蚯
qiū

earthworm.

11 strokes
蛇
shé

snake; serpent.

11 strokes
蛀
zhù

to bore through.

11 strokes
蛋
dàn

egg.

11 strokes
蚱
zhà

grasshopper.

12 strokes
蛙
wā

frog.

12 strokes
蜒
yán

millipede.

12 strokes
蛤
há

clam.

12 strokes
蛔
huí

tapeworm.

12 strokes
蜓
tíng

dragonfly.

12 strokes
蛛
zhū

spider.

12 strokes
蛮
mán

barbarian.

12 strokes
蛰
zhé

to hibernate.

13 strokes
蜗
wō

a snail.

13 strokes
蜂
fēng

bee.

13 strokes
蜈
wú

centipede.

13 strokes
蜕
tuì

molt.

13 strokes
蜀
shǔ

name of an ancient state.

13 strokes
蛹
yǒng

chrysalis.

13 strokes
蛾
é

moth.

14 strokes
蜚
fēi

cockroach.

14 strokes
蜥
xī

lizard.

14 strokes
蜻
qīng

dragonfly.

14 strokes
螂
láng

mantis.

14 strokes
蝇
yíng

fly (the insect).

14 strokes
蝉
chán

cicada.

14 strokes
蜴
yì

lizard.

14 strokes
蜘
zhī

spider.

14 strokes
蜜
mì

honey.

14 strokes
蜷
quán

to curl up.

14 strokes
蜡
là

wax.

15 strokes
蝴
hú

butterfly.

15 strokes
蝙
biān

bat.

15 strokes
蝠
fú

kind of bat.

15 strokes
蝌
kē

tadpole.

15 strokes
蝗
huáng

kind of locust.

15 strokes
蝎
xiē

scorpion.

15 strokes
蝶
dié

butterfly.

16 strokes
螃
páng

crab.

16 strokes
螟
míng

kind of caterpillar.

16 strokes
蟆
ma

frog.

16 strokes
融
róng

to melt, blend, or fuse together.

17 strokes
蟀
shuài

cricket.

17 strokes
蟑
zhāng

cockroach.

17 strokes
蟋
xī

cricket.

17 strokes
螺
luó

spiral shell.

19 strokes
蟹
xiè

crab.

20 strokes
蠕
rú

eumenes polifomis.

21 strokes
蠢
chǔn

stupid, foolish.