Chinese Character 蛀 Meanings and components.

Form

蛀

Meaning

蛀 meaning[3] in English

Termite.

To Bore (Of Insects).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 蛀 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are lower form of … (虫) , and owner (主)

Its radical[1] is: 虫 (chong2) which means: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures, Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1], (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic, .虫chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with LIYG

How to write 蛀

To write蛀zhu4termite you should write a combination of 虫chong2lower form … , 主zhu3owner arranged in a 吅 shape:

虫 + 主 = 蛀

蛀 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 蛀 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 蛀, looks as follow:

蛀
Pinyin:zhu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Termite . To Bore (Of Insects)
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic
主
Pinyin:zhu3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Owner . Master . Host . Individual Or Party Concerned . God . Lord . Main . To Indicate Or Signify . Trump Card (In Card Games)
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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