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grub

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
qiú
유
Components
虫 insects+ 酋 chieftain =
蝤 grub
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
酋 Phonetic component
qiú chieftain
chief of tribe, chieftain
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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)
蝤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蝤 [qiú]
larva; grub
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
台湾蝤蛑 [たいわんがざみ]
blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)
蝤蛑 [がざみ]
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus)
鋸がざみ [のこぎりがざみ]
mud crab (Scylla serrata)