虫

See also: 蟲

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TranslingualEdit

Stroke order

EtymologyEdit

A venomous snake, from which this character originated.

Historical forms of the character 虫
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Pictogram (象形): a snake.

The character originally represented a type of venomous snake, while the derivative 蟲 represented worms and insects (or insect-like things). 虫 eventually came to represent worms and insects as well, and the character 虺 was created to represent the original meaning.

虫 is Simplified from 蟲 (elimination of 䖵) and 虫 is the simplified form of 蜀 that is used only as a character component.

Han characterEdit

虫 (radical 142 虫+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 中一戈 (LMI), four-corner 5013₆)

1. Kangxi radical #142, ⾍ ‎(“insect”).

ReferencesEdit

• KangXi: page 1076, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32804
• Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2833, character 1
• Unihan data for U+866B

DescendantsEdit

強, 虹, 蚌, 蚯, 蛐, 蛻, 蜀, 蜂, 蜇, 蜥, 蝗, 蝠, 蝴, 蟄, 蟬, 蟲, 蟹, 蠍, 蠟, 蠣, 蠶

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ChineseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 虫 – see 蟲 (“insect”). (This character, 虫, is the simplified form of 蟲.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Etymology 2Edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 虫 – see 虺 (“venomous snake”). (This character, 虫, is an ancient form of 虺.)

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JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

虫

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蟲)

1. insect, bug

ReadingsEdit

• Goon: じゅう (jū) (non-Jōyō reading)
• Kan’on: ちゅう (chū)
• Kun: むし (mushi)
• Nanori: む (mu)

CompoundsEdit

Compounds

益虫 (えきちゅう) ‎(ekichū): beneficial insect 害虫 (がいちゅう) ‎(gaichū): harmful insect 寄生虫 (きせいちゅう) ‎(kiseichū): parasite 毛虫 (けむし) ‎(kemushi): caterpillar 甲虫 (こうちゅう) ‎(kōchū): beetle 昆虫 (こんちゅう) ‎(konchū): insect 蠕虫 (ぜんちゅう) ‎(zenchū): worm 泣 (な)き虫 (むし) ‎(nakimushi): crybaby 爬虫類 (はちゅうるい) ‎(hachūrui): reptiles 虫食 (むしく)い ‎(mushikui): worm-eaten 虫酸 (むしず) ‎(mushizu): heartburn 虫歯 (むしば) ‎(mushiba): a bad tooth, dental caries, a cavity 虫眼鏡 (むしめがね) ‎(mushimegane): magnifying glass 幼虫 (ようちゅう) ‎(yōchū): larva 弱虫 (よわむし) ‎(yowamushi): weakling

虫

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

ReadingsEdit

• Goon: け (ke)
• Kan’on: き (ki)

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EtymologyEdit

Kanji in this term
虫
むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

PronunciationEdit

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) むし [mùshí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [mɯᵝɕi]

NounEdit

虫 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟲, hiragana むし, katakana ムシ, romaji mushi)

1. an insect; a bug; a worm
2. a person living for only one thing
3. a thought which is in the deep in mind

ReferencesEdit