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蟯
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蛲
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worms

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
náo
ギョウ、ジョウ
요
Components
Traditional (蟯)
虫 insects+ 堯 Yao =
蟯 worms
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
worm
堯 Phonetic component
Yao
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Simplified (蛲)
虫 insects+ 尧 legendary =
蛲 worms
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
worm
尧 Phonetic component
yáo legendary
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
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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)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蛲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛲 / 蟯 [náo]
parasitic worm; human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
蛲虫 [náo​chóng] #53,536
parasitic worm
蛲虫病 [náo​chóng​bìng] #66,222
enterobiasis
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
ぎょう虫 [ぎょうちゅう] #191,219
pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
蟯虫症 [ぎょうちゅうしょう]
pinworm infection