Chinese Word: 蝥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蝥

Pinyin: máo

English Definition: variant of 蟊

Chinese Definition:
①(斑蝥)昆虫，腿细长，鞘翅上黄黑色斑纹，成虫危害农作物，可入药。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 虫

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

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敄 [ wù ] to put forth effort
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk

Similar Characters: 蜸

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spider (old)

1		sì 饲 líng 玲 máo 蝥 xiè 械 zhǔ jī 主机 zhòng 种 yào 要 yóu 由 wèi liào 喂料、 jiǎo bàn 搅拌、 zhì lì 制粒、 chuán dòng 传动 jí 及 guāng huá 光滑 líng suì 零碎 děng 等 gòu chéng 构成。 Important from the host machine feed feed mixing granulating transmission and smooth and so constitute piecemeal.
2		zhōng huá 中华 róng 绒 máo 蝥 xiè 蟹 huò zhě 或者 gèng wéi 更为 dà jiā 大家 suǒ 所 shú zhī 熟知 de 的 shàng hǎi 上海 dà zhá xiè 大闸蟹 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 yíng yǎng 营养 jià zhí 价值 jí gāo 极高 de 的 shí pǐn 食品。 Mitten Crab or better known as the Shanghai Hairy Crab is one of the most nutritious foods.
3		dàn shì 但是， yī gè 一个 huán bǎo 环保 jī gòu 机构 fā yán rén 发言人 shuō 说： “ wǒ men 我们 jiàng 将 jìn zhǐ 禁止 zhōng huá 中华 róng 绒 máo 蝥 xiè 蟹 bǔ lāo 捕捞， yīn wèi 因为 zhè 这 kě néng huì 可能会 cì jī 刺激 tā 它 wǎng 往 qí tā 其他 qū yù 区域 kuò zhǎn 扩展。 ” However, an Environment Agency spokesman says: "We would oppose Chinese mitten crab fishing because it might encourage its spread to other areas."