Chinese Word: 蝼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蝼 (Trad.: 螻)

Pinyin: lóu

English Definition: see 蝼蛄

Chinese Definition:
①(蝼蛄)昆虫，褐色，有翅，前脚强化为挖掘足，能掘地，咬农作物的根。亦称“天蝼”、“蛞蝼”、“土狗”；简称“蝼”，如“蝼蚁”(用以代表微小的生物，喻力量薄弱或地位低微的人)。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:娄 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 娄 [ lóu ] a constellation; to wear; surname

Similar Characters: 嵝

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蝼蚁	lóu yǐ	lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power
蝼蛄	lóu gū	mole cricket; Gryllolaptaptidae, family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera (a serious agricultural pest)
蛞蝼	kuò lóu	mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)
蝼蛄科	lóu gū kē	Gryllolaptaptidae family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera; mole crickets
天蝼	tiān lóu	mole cricket; slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa

1		wǒ men 我们 suǒ 所 xū yào 需要 de 的 zhǐ shì 只是 yī 一 lóu 蝼 mù tou 木头。 All we needed was a bit of wood.
2		yì píng jiā 艺评家 lóu 蝼 zhǒng 冢 rèn wéi 认为「 rén 人． zhí wù 植物」 zhè 这 yī 一 fú hào 符号， tā 它 shì 是 yuán xíng 原型， hào miǎo 浩渺 shēn yuǎn 深远 de 的 jí tǐ 集体 wú yì shí 无意识。 All my emotions are embedded in the symbol. " Art Critic Lou Zhong notes that "People- plant" is an original art form with deep meanings.