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Grain-Eating A Fly Which

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
máo
ボウ、ム
ねきりむし
Components
矛 spear+ 虫 insects+ 虫 insects =
蟊 Grain-Eating A Fly Which
矛 Phonetic component
máo spear
spear, lance
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虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
Notes
Similar Characters
务 affairs (simp)務 tasks (trad/jp)柔 gentle楙 name of plant茅 thatch袤 longitude敄 to put forth effort矜 feel矞 bore with awl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)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蟊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蟊 [máo]
Spanish fly; grain-eating grub
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
蟊贼 [máo​zéi] #49,610
insect that damages cereal crop seedlings
蟊贼 [máo​zéi] #49,610
insect that damages cereal crop seedlings