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intestinal worm

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
xī
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 息 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 息 breath =
螅 intestinal worm
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
息 Phonetic component
xī breath
rest, put stop to, end, cease
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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
螅 [xī]
(intestinal worm)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
水螅 [shuǐ​xī] #57,237
Hydra (freshwater polyp)
水螅体 [shuǐ​xī​tǐ]
sessile polyp
水螅体 [shuǐ​xī​tǐ]
sessile polyp