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wasp

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
wēng
オ、オウ
Components
虫 insects+ 翁 elderly man =
螉 wasp
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
翁 Phonetic component
wēng elderly man
old man
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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)
螉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
螉 [wēng]
see 蠮螉[yē​wēng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
螉䗥 [wēng​zōng]
parasitic wasp (of bovine and equine animals)
蠮螉 [yē​wēng]
wasp of the family Sphecidae