虫
chóng
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
a picture of 虫 → a coiled, wriggling creature
The character originally depicted a snake or coiled worm — a single squirming form. It broadened over time to cover the whole fuzzy category of small wriggly life: bugs, larvae, worms, and creeping things.
草丛里有很多小虫。
cǎo cóng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chóng。
There are many small bugs in the grass.
这条虫慢慢地爬过了树叶。
zhè tiáo chóng màn màn de pá guò le shù yè。
This worm slowly crawled across the leaf.
Words with 虫
害虫
hài chóng
injurious insect
象虫
xiàng chóng
weevil; snout beetle
锥虫病
zhuī chóng bìng
trypanosomiasis
锹形虫
qiāo xíng chóng
stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)
钻心虫
zuān xīn chóng
boring insect
长虫
cháng chong
(coll.) snake
阿米巴原虫
ā mǐ bā yuán chóng
amoeba
隐翅虫
yǐn chì chóng
rove beetle
雕虫小技
diāo chóng xiǎo jì
insignificant talent
雕虫篆刻
diāo chóng zhuàn kè
literary trifles
鸡母虫
jī mǔ chóng
beetle larva
飞虫
fēi chóng
flying insect