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蛾
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moth

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
é
ギ、ガ
ひむし
아
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 我 I =
蛾 moth
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
我 Phonetic component
wǒ I
our, us, i, me, my, we
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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)
蛾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛾 [é]
moth
Japanese
蛾 が 、 ガ 同音
noun moth
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
がは灯に集まる。
Moths are attracted by light.
CHINESE WORDS (22)
飞蛾 [fēi​'é] #17,007
moth
飞蛾 [fēi​'é] #17,007
moth
蛾子 [é​zi] #38,841
moth
飞蛾扑火 [fēi​'é​pū​huǒ] #39,532
the moth flies into the flame
飞蛾扑火 [fēi​'é​pū​huǒ] #39,532
the moth flies into the flame
蛾眉 [é​méi] #50,885
(fig.) beautiful woman
蚕蛾 [cán​'é] #59,729
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
蚕蛾 [cán​'é] #59,729
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
飞蛾投火 [fēi​'é​tóu​huǒ] #68,972
lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
飞蛾投火 [fēi​'é​tóu​huǒ] #68,972
lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
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JAPANESE WORDS (40)
誘蛾灯 [ゆうがとう] #64,518
light trap (for killing insects)
毒蛾 [どくが] #102,285
poisonous moth
紅天蛾 [べにすずめ] #171,921
elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor)
蚕蛾 [かいこが] #181,080
silkworm moth
夜蛾 [やが] #183,445
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae)
ガ目 [ガもく] #195,338
Lepidoptera
火取蛾 [ひとりが] #214,656
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
螟蛾 [めいが] #237,940
pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)
夜盗蛾 [よとうが] #249,644
cabbage armyworm
雀蛾 [すずめが] #269,239
hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae)
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