Chinese Word: 蠼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蠼

Pinyin: qú

English Definition: earwig 蠼螋

Chinese Definition:
①(蠼螋)昆虫，体扁平狭长，黑褐色，前翅短而硬，后翅大，折在前翅下，有些种类无翅，尾部形状像夹子，多生在潮湿的地方，为害家蚕。

Total strokes: 26; Radical: 虫

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 矍 [ jué ] to look about in alarm or fright

Similar Characters: 躩

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earwig

1		zhè 这 yī 一 yè 液 qú 蠼 de 的 xùn sù 迅速 nì zhuǎn 逆转 yǐ 已 cù shǐ 促使 2001年 hù lián wǎng 互联网 dī mí 低靡 de 的 zài dù 再度 jué qǐ 崛起。 The rapid reversal in mood has reawakened memories of the dotcom bust in 2001.
2		xǐng 醒 le 了 guò lai 过来 hòu 后， tā 她 jīng shen 精神 qú 蠼 shuò 烁， rèn wéi 认为 zì jǐ 自己 shì 是 dé dào 得到 le 了 “ jiǎn 剪 huā 花 niáng zǐ 娘子 ” de 的 bǎo yòu 保佑。 She felt hale and hearty after waking up from the coma, convincing herself that she got blessed by a spiritual "Goddess of Paper-Cutting".