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蛔
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tapeworm (iii)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
huí
カイ、ユウ
かいちゅう、はらのむし
회
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 回 represents the sound. Simplified form of 痐.
Components
虫 insects+ 回 return =
蛔 tapeworm (iii)
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
回 Phonetic component
huí return
to curve
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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
蛔 [huí]
roundworm; Ascaris lumbricoides
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
蛔虫 [huí​chóng] #30,125
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite
蛔虫病 [huí​chóng​bìng] #57,953
ascariasis
蛔虫病 [huí​chóng​bìng] #57,953
ascariasis
马蛔虫 [mǎ​huí​chóng]
horse roundworm
马蛔虫 [mǎ​huí​chóng]
horse roundworm
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
回虫 [かいちゅう] #110,392
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)
KOREAN WORDS (1)
회충
ascaris