INSECTS    蟲子類

Kind of INSECT.
Old Chinese Criteria
huang
Hypernym
  • INSECT　SMALL ANIMAL LACKING SPINE, TYPICALLY WITH MANY LEGS AND WINGS. [] (anc: 6/0, child: 10)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 220

    Skorpion:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 803

    Skorpion:

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.1335

    PAPILLON

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1183

    螳蜋

    • Words (49 items)

    蟲  chóng OC: ɡrluŋ MC: ɖuŋ
    虫  huǐ OC: qhlulʔ MC: hɨi 14 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nworm; insect; maggot
    • nadNcaused by insects
    蠹  dù OC: taaɡs MC: tuo̝ 8 Attributions
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    • nplural: vermin; concrete: woodworm
    • nabfigurative"harmful vermin"
    • vibe infested by woodworms
    螻  lóu OC: ɡ-roo MC: lu 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ntermites???white ants???; maggots?
    • vichangeget infested with insects
    螟  míng OC: meeŋ MC: meŋ 6 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nkind of caterpillar; insect which harms grain
    • vi0there was a catapillar pest [Some might prefer to read this as a telegraphically used noun, as when someone writes on a shopping list "milk" and means to suggest "I should remember to buy mild."]
    蚓  yǐn OC: liŋʔ MC: jin
    螾  yǐn OC: linʔ MC: jin 5 Attributions
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    • nworm
    蜩  tiáo OC: dɯɯw MC: deu 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ncicada
    螽  zhōng OC: tjuŋ MC: tɕuŋ 4 Attributions
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    • nlocust; grasshopper
    • vi0eventthere was a locust plague
    蠋  zhú MC: tsyowk OC: tjoɡ 4 Attributions

    shǔ

      Syntactic words
    • ncaterpillar
    蜚  fěi OC: pɯlʔ MC: pɨi 3 Attributions
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    • nnoxious and evil-smelling insect; locust
    蠅  yíng OC: b-lɯŋ MC: jɨŋ 3 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Object: 去/REMOVE The most general term for removing anything is qù 去.

      Syntactic words
    • nfly
    䖟  méng MC: -- OC: -- 3 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nhorseflyCH
    蚿  xián OC: ɡeen MC: ɦen 2 Attributions
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    • nmillipede
    蝗  huáng OC: ɡʷaaŋ MC: ɦɑŋ 2 Attributions
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    • nlocust
    胡蝶  hú dié OC: ɡaa leeb MC: ɦuo̝ dep 2 Attributions
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    • nnbutterfly
    蟋蟀  xī shuài OC: sid srud MC: sit ʂʷit 2 Attributions
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    • nnlocusts, cicadas; cricket
    蠹蝝  dù yuán MC: tuH ywen OC: taaɡs k-lon 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPall kinds of wood-eating insectsDS
    虷  hán OC: ɡaan MC: ɦɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmosquito larvae
    虻  méng OC: mraaŋ MC: mɣaŋ 1 Attribution
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    • nhorsefly; gadfly
    蚈  qiān MC: khen OC: kheen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmillipedeCH
    蚯  qiū OC: khɯ MC: khɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nearth-worm
    蚷  jù MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution

    jù

      Syntactic words
    • nkind of worm; millipede
    蛾  é OC: ŋaal MC: ŋɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmoth
    • nadNmoth-like
    蝝  yuán MC: ywen OC: k-lon 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • ntermiteCH
    螣  tè OC: lɯɯɡ MC: dək 1 Attribution
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    • ninsect that eats leaves
    蟊  máo OC: mu MC: mɨu 1 Attribution
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    • ninsect that eats the roots of grain
    蟻  yǐ OC: ŋɡralʔ MC: ŋiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • nant
    蠣  lì OC: b-rads MC: liɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • n??
    蠬  lóng MC: -- -- OC: -- -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nwaterbugCH
    蠸  quán OC: ɡron MC: giɛn 1 Attribution
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    • ninsect that eats melon leaves
    蚊䖟  wén méng MC: mjun -- OC: mɯn -- 1 Attribution
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    • NPvarious blood-sucking insectsDS
    醯雞  xī jī MC: xej kej OC: qhee kee 1 Attribution
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    • NPvery small insect that grows even in closed vinegar containersCH
    䖟  wǎng/méng MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
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    • nhorseflyCH
    蚯蚓  qiū yǐn OC: khɯ liŋʔ MC: khɨu jin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPworm
    • NPnonreferentialinsects
    蚯螾  qiū yǐn MC: khjuw yinX OC: khɯ linʔ 1 Attribution
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    • NPearthwormLZ
    奔蜂  bēn fēng MC: pwon phjowng OC: pɯɯn phoŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPvery small bee-like insectCH
    商蚷  shāng jù MC: syang -- OC: qhjaŋ -- 1 Attribution
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    • NPa billCH
    螟蛉  míng líng OC: meeŋ ɡ-reeŋ MC: meŋ leŋ 1 Attribution
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    • NPcornworm
    𧓽蠆  chài MC: -- trhaejH OC: -- phrlaads 1 Attribution
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    • NPscorpionCH
    蟲蝗  chóng huáng OC: ɡrluŋ ɡʷaaŋ MC: ɖuŋ ɦɑŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialharmful insects
    蛉  líng OC: ɡ-reeŋ MC: leŋ 0 Attributions
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    • ninsects which lives on mulberry trees ??
    蝶  dié OC: leeb MC: dep 0 Attributions
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    • nbutterfly
    螓  qín OC: dzin MC: dzin 0 Attributions
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    • nadNcicada-like
    螬  cáo OC: dzuu MC: dzɑu 0 Attributions
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    • ndung-worm; insect-larva
    蟊  máo OC: mu MC: mɨu 0 Attributions
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    • ninsect that eats the roots of grain
    蟺  shàn OC: djanʔ MC: dʑiɛn 0 Attributions
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    • nearth-worm (XUN)
    蠖  huò OC: qʷaaɡ MC: ʔɑk 0 Attributions
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    • ncaterpillar
    蠱  gǔ OC: kaaʔ MC: kuo̝ 0 Attributions
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    • nvenominous insect, scorpion
    蠲  juān OC: kʷliiŋ MC: ken 0 Attributions
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    • nmillipede
    軦  kuàng MC: -- OC: -- 0 Attributions

    huàng

      Syntactic words
    • na kind of insect