CHINESE CHARACTER

虫 (chóng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

HSK 56 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

虫

Primary radical

虫 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 虫.

中

Phonetic component

中 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 6

Write 虫 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 虫

虫子chóngzi

HSK 5 · insect; bug; worm

昆虫kūnchóng

HSK 5 · insect

害虫hàichóng

HSK 7-9 · injurious insect; pest

Examples using 虫

虫子

你怕虫子吗？

Nǐ pà chóng zǐ ma？

Are you afraid of bugs?

昆虫

这种昆虫在英语中叫什么？

Zhè zhǒng kūn chóng zài yīng yǔ zhōng jiào shén yāo？

What do you call this insect in English?

FAQ

What does 虫 (chóng) mean in Chinese?

insect, worm; mollusk

How do you write 虫 in stroke order?

虫 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 虫?

虫 is the radical in 虫. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 虫?

虫子 (chóngzi): insect; bug; worm; 昆虫 (kūnchóng): insect; 害虫 (hàichóng): injurious insect; pest.