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mite

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
mǎn
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 㒼 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蟎)
虫 insects+ 㒼 average =
蟎 mite
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
㒼 Phonetic component
mán average
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Simplified (螨)
虫 insects+ 艹 grass (top)+ 两 couple =
螨 insect
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
艹
cao grass (top)
grass
两
liǎng couple
two, both, pair, couple
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
螨 / 蟎 [mǎn]
mite
Japanese
壁蝨 (rare) 、 蜱 (rare) 、 蟎 (rare) ダニ 、 だに 同音

noun

  1. usually kana tick (Acari spp.); mite
  2. colloquialusually kana hoodlum; tough
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
ダニに「さん」づけするのか。面白いコだな。
"Mister"ing a tick? You're a funny kid.
CHINESE WORDS (2)
螨虫 [mǎn​chóng] #33,714
mite (zoology)
尘螨 [chén​mǎn] #48,023
dust mite
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
壁蝨 [ダニ] #186,033
tick (Acari spp.)