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cricket

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
qū
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 曲 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 曲 bent =
蛐 cricket
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
曲 Phonetic component
qū bent
yeast
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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
蛐 [qū]
cricket
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
蛐蛐儿 [qū​qu​r] #62,109
(dialect) cricket (insect)
蛐蛐儿 [qū​qu​r] #62,109
(dialect) cricket (insect)
蛐蟮 [qū​shan] #73,581
earthworm (coll.)