Insect Radical (虫) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
虫 is the insect radical. It appears in 9 of the most common Chinese characters — these 9 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 虫 mean?
Insect radical · 虫 chóng · 6 strokes · insect, reptile
It usually appears on the left, or at the bottom. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 虫
虫 itself: In this compound, 中 supplies the sound.
9 common characters with 虫
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 虽 | suī | although, though | |
| 独 | dú | alone; solely, only | 虫 supplies the sound |
| 触 | chù | to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions | 虫 supplies the sound |
| 融 | róng | melt, thaw; fuse, mix together | 虫 supplies the sound |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg | 延 supplies the sound |
| 蛇 | shé | snake | 它 supplies the sound |
| 蜜 | mì | honey | 宓 supplies the sound |
| 蝶 | dié | (bound form) butterfly | 枼 supplies the sound |
| 蜂 | fēng | bee | 夆 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 舌Tongue radical · shé10 common characters · tongue
- 艮Blunt radical · gèn13 common characters · blunt, stubborn; a mountain pass
- 艹Grass radical · cǎo39 common characters · grass; plants
- 衤Clothes radical · yī20 common characters · clothes
- 讠Speech radical · yán56 common characters · speech, words
- 贝Shell radical · bèi36 common characters · shell; (ancient) money
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