insect
chóng (chong2)
Radical no. 142 · 6 strokes (第 142 部首 · 6 画 dì 142 bùshǒu · 6 huà)
Radical ⾍ (chóng) — meaning: insect, 6 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical derives from a pictographic depiction of an insect in oracle-bone script and seal script. The three legs below and segmented body structure represent the anatomical features of an insect.
Mnemonic: Remember the three strokes below as the three pairs of insect legs, with the upper body forming the head and abdomen.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
243 characters- 螵piāo
used in 螵蛸[piao1 xiao1]
17 strokes
- 螺luó
spiral shell
17 strokes
- 螽zhōng
(grasshopper)
17 strokes
- 螾yǐn
the earthworm
17 strokes
- 蟀shuài
used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
17 strokes
- 蟅zhè
locust
17 strokes
- 蟊máo
Spanish fly
17 strokes
- 蟋xī
used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
17 strokes
- 蟏xiāo
used in 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1]
17 strokes
- 蟑zhāng
used in 蟑螂[zhang1 lang2]
17 strokes
- 蟓xiàng
silkworm
17 strokes
- 蟥huáng
horse-leech
17 strokes
- 蠎mǎng
old variant of 蟒[mang3]
17 strokes
- 蠂shè
Podisma mikado
18 strokes
- 蟛péng
used in 蟛蜞[peng2 qi2]
18 strokes
- 蟟liáo
see 蟭蟟[jiao1 liao2]
18 strokes
- 蟠pán
to coil
18 strokes
- 蟢xǐ
used in 蟢子[xi3 zi5]
18 strokes
- 蟨jué
Siberian jerboa
18 strokes
- 蟪huì
(cicada)
18 strokes
- 蟭jiāo
eggs of mantis
18 strokes
- 蟮shàn
used in 蛐蟮[qu1 shan5] and 曲蟮[qu1 shan5]
18 strokes
- 蟿qì
(insect)
19 strokes
- 蟺shàn
earthworm
19 strokes
- 蟹xiè
crab
19 strokes
- 蠉xuān
wriggler
19 strokes
- 蠋zhú
caterpillar
19 strokes
- 䗶là
old variant of 蠟|蜡[la4]
19 strokes
- 蟾chán
toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
19 strokes
- 蠃luǒ
used in 蜾蠃[guo3 luo3]
19 strokes
- 蠊lián
used in 蜚蠊[fei3 lian2]
19 strokes
- 蠓měng
grasshopper
19 strokes
- 蠖huò
looper caterpillar
19 strokes
- 蠕rú
variant of 蠕[ru2]
20 strokes
- 蠗zhuó
(ape)
20 strokes
- 蠚hē
to sting
20 strokes
- 蠛miè
minute flies
20 strokes
- 蠢chǔn
stupid
HSK 721 strokes
- 蠜fán
cyrtophyllus sp.
21 strokes
- 蠡lí
calabash
21 strokes
- 蠩zhū
a toad
21 strokes
- 蠧dù
variant of 蠹[du4]
22 strokes
- 蠮yē
wasp of the family Sphecidae
23 strokes
- 蠰shàng
Cerambyx rugicollis
23 strokes
- 蠲juān
to deduct
23 strokes
- 蠸quán
Aulacophora femoralis
23 strokes
- 蠵xī
used in 蠵龜|蠵龟[xi1 gui1]
24 strokes
- 蠷qú
variant of 蠼[qu2]
24 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 蝐?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.