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insects that eat books

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
zhù
シュ
きくいむし
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 主 main =
蛀 insects that eat books
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
主 Phonetic component
zhǔ main
master, chief owner
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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
蛀 [zhù]
termite; to bore (of insects)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
蛀虫 [zhù​chóng] #29,857
insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc
蛀虫 [zhù​chóng] #29,857
insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc
蛀牙 [zhù​yá] #34,349
tooth decay
蛀蚀 [zhù​shí] #62,542
to corrupt
蛀蚀 [zhù​shí] #62,542
to corrupt
虫蛀 [chóng​zhù]
damaged by moths or worms
虫蛀 [chóng​zhù]
damaged by moths or worms
蠹蛀 [dù​zhù]
to be moth-eaten