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)
210 characters- 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
- 蚕cán
silkworm
24 strokes
- 蠵xī
used in 蠵龜|蠵龟[xi1 gui1]
24 strokes
- 蠷qú
variant of 蠼[qu2]
24 strokes
- 蠹dù
insect that eats into books, clothing etc
24 strokes
- 蠼qú
used in 蠼螋[qu2 sou1]
26 strokes
- 蠽jié
small green cicada
27 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 蜈?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.