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蚖
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newt

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
yuán
Components
虫 insects+ 元 beginning =
蚖 newt
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
worm
元 Phonetic component
yuán beginning
first
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蚖 [yuán]
Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod); variant of 螈, salamander; newt; triton
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
蚖虫 [yuán​chóng]
Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)
蚖虫 [yuán​chóng]
Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)