⾍

insect

chóng (chong2)

Radical no. 142 · 6 strokes (第 142 部首 · 6 画 dì 142 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⾍ (chóng) — meaning: insect, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictographic depiction of an insect in oracle-bone script and seal script. The three legs below and segmented body structure represent the anatomical features of an insect.

Mnemonic: Remember the three strokes below as the three pairs of insect legs, with the upper body forming the head and abdomen.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

42 characters

Stroke count

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  • 虬qiú

    young dragon with horns

    7 strokes

  • 虱shī

    louse

    8 strokes

  • 虮jǐ

    nymph of louse

    8 strokes

  • 虰dīng

    see 虰蛵[ding1 xing2]

    8 strokes

  • 虽suī

    although

    HSK 6

    9 strokes

  • 虾xiā

    shrimp

    HSK 7

    9 strokes

  • 蚁yǐ

    ant

    9 strokes

  • 虹hóng

    rainbow

    9 strokes

  • 䖟méng

    old variant of 虻[meng2]

    9 strokes

  • 虷gān

    worm

    9 strokes

  • 虸zǐ

    used in 虸蚄[zi3 fang1]

    9 strokes

  • 虺huǐ

    mythical venomous snake

    9 strokes

  • 虻méng

    horsefly

    9 strokes

  • 虼gè

    used in 虼蚤[ge4 zao5]

    9 strokes

  • 虿chài

    (scorpion)

    9 strokes

  • 蚀shí

    to nibble away at sth

    9 strokes

  • 蚂mǎ

    used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[ma3 huang2]

    9 strokes

  • 蚃xiǎng

    (literary) insect larva

    9 strokes

  • 蚤zǎo

    flea

    9 strokes

  • 蚝háo

    oyster

    10 strokes

  • 蚕cán

    silkworm

    10 strokes

  • 蚌bàng

    mussel

    10 strokes

  • 蚄fāng

    used in 虸蚄[zi3 fang1]

    10 strokes

  • 蚆bā

    a kind of shell

    10 strokes

  • 蚈qiān

    (arch.) firefly

    10 strokes

  • 蚉wén

    old variant of 蚊[wen2]

    10 strokes

  • 蚊wén

    mosquito

    10 strokes

  • 蚋ruì

    (mosquito)

    10 strokes

  • 蚍pí

    used in 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2]

    10 strokes

  • 蚓yǐn

    used in 蚯蚓[qiu1 yin3]

    10 strokes

  • 蚔qí

    green-frog

    10 strokes

  • 蚖yuán

    Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)

    10 strokes

  • 蚛zhòng

    (literary) (of a worm or insect) to nibble

    10 strokes

  • 蚜yá

    aphis

    10 strokes

  • 蚡fén

    (mole)

    10 strokes

  • 蚣gōng

    used in 蜈蚣[wu2 gong1]

    10 strokes

  • 蚦rán

    variant of 蚺[ran2]

    10 strokes

  • 蚧jiè

    see 蛤蚧[ge2 jie4]

    10 strokes

  • 蚨fú

    (water-beetle)

    10 strokes

  • 蚩chī

    ignorant

    10 strokes

  • 蚪dǒu

    used in 蝌蚪[ke1 dou3]

    10 strokes

  • 蚬xiǎn

    basket clam (clam of family Corbiculidae); (esp.) Corbicula leana 真蜆|真蚬[zhen1 xian3]

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.