Taxonomy of meanings for 蟲:　　

  • 蟲 chóng (OC: ɡrluŋ MC: ɖiuŋ) 直弓切 平 廣韻：【爾雅曰有足曰蟲無足曰豸又姓漢功臣表有曲成侯蟲進 】
    • ANIMAL
      • nanimals (general); the animal (of the season etc)
      • INSECTS
        • nworm; insect; maggot
        • nadNcaused by insects
    • SURNAMES
    • 蟲 zhòng (OC: ɡrluŋs MC: ɖiuŋ) 直衆切 去 廣韻：【蟲食物又音冲或作蚛 】
      • (of insects: sting or bite)INJURE
      • 蟲 ｔｏｎｇ２《集韻》徒冬切，平冬定。冬部。
        • (sear)HOT
          • vi.redintensitivebe blazing hot

      Additional information about 蟲

      說文解字: 【蟲】，有足謂之蟲，無足謂之豸。从三虫。凡蟲之屬皆从蟲。 【直弓切】

        Criteria
      • ANIMAL

        [ARCHAIC/CURRENT]

        [[COMMON/RARE]]

        [TECHNICAL-TERM/CURRENT-WORD]

        1. Chóng 蟲 is sometimes referred to animals of any kind, and not only to insect-like creatures.

        [GENERAL]

        2. The current general word for an animal of any kind would appear to be qín shòu 禽獸, although this word definitely excludes snails, insects, snakes and the like.

        [CURRENT], [GENERAL]

        3. Niǎo shòu 鳥獸 refers specifically to all birds and beasts.

        [SPECIFIC]

        4. Wù 物 is sometimes used to refer to what in Christian parlance are "creatures" of any kind. See CREATURE

        [ARCHAIC?], [GENERAL]; [[RARE]]

        5. Dòng wù 動物 refers quite generally to all animals as opposed to plants and inanimate creatures, but the word is really a technical term and is rarely used.

        [GENERAL], [TECHNICAL]; [[RARE]]

      • WORM

        蟲 refers to worms in the intestines.

        Word relations
      • Epithet: (INSECTS)毒/POISON The current general word for poison is dú 毒.
      • Epithet: (INSECTS)蟄/SLEEP Zhé 蟄 is to hibernate.
      • Epithet: (INSECTS)飛 / 蜚/FLY The dominant word in this group is fēi 飛 which usually refers to the flying in a certain direction.
      • Assoc: (INSECTS)螟/INSECTS