English Definition: looper caterpillar
Chinese Definition:
①(尺蠖)尺蠖蛾的幼虫,生长在树上,行动时身体一屈一伸地前进,是害虫。简称“蠖”,如“蠖屈”(喻人不得志,屈身退隐。意为暂时的屈身是为求得日后的伸展)。
Total strokes: 20;
Radical: 虫 Pictophonetic:蒦 indicates the sound;
虫 (worm) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 蒦 [ huò ] to measure; to calculate