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tadpole

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
dǒu
ト
두
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 斗 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 斗 big dipper =
蚪 tadpole
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
斗 Phonetic component
dòu big dipper
variant of 鬥|斗[dòu]
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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
蚪 [dǒu]
tadpole
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蝌蚪 [kē​dǒu] #19,765
tadpole
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
お玉じゃくし [おたまじゃくし] #147,154
ladle
蝌蚪 [かと] #187,170
tadpole
蝌蚪文字 [かともんじ]
ancient seal-script character