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plant louse

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
yá
カ、ケ
あぶらむし
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 牙 tooth =
蚜 plant louse
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
牙 Phonetic component
yá tooth
tooth, molars, teeth
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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)
Chinese
蚜 [yá]
aphis
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蚜虫 [yá​chóng] #25,713
greenfly (Aphis spp.)
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
油虫 [あぶらむし] #82,379
aphid
蟻巻 [ありまき] #274,087
aphid