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oyster

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Invertebrates
A hairy 毛 worm 虫; 毛 also provides the pronunciation
Components
虫 insects+ 毛 fur =
蚝 oyster
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
毛 Meaning component
máo fur
hair, fur, feathers
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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 WORDS (2)
蚝油 [háo​yóu] #31,715
oyster sauce
蚝豉 [háo​chǐ] #63,463
dried oyster meat