Radical 142

虫
141 ⾌ ◄	142	► ⾎ 143
Pinyin :	chóng (= worm) (less often) hǔi
Zhuyin :	ㄔ ㄨ ㄥ ˊ and ㄏ ㄨ ㄟ
Hiragana :	む し mushi
Kanji :	虫 偏 mushihen
Hangul :	벌레
Sinocorean :	훼 hwe and 충 chung
Codepoint :	U + 866B
Stroke sequence :

Radical 142 , meaning “ insect ”, “ worm ” is one of 29 of the 214 traditional radicals in Chinese writing that are written with six strokes. With 197 character combinations in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary , there are many characters that can be found under this radical in the lexicon.

The radical "worm" will only in the traditional characters - list of traditional radicals consisting of 214 radicals 142. position. In modern abbreviation dictionaries it can be found in a completely different place. In the New Sino-German Dictionary from the People's Republic of China, for example, it is in 174th position.

The seal character represents a multiple curved line, a worm, which is why 虫 belongs to the category of pictograms . Originally the character 虺 was written and meant poisonous snake . The insect mark was 虫. In today's 虫 both meanings are combined, so that in addition to insects, worms and similar animals, snakes also belong to the meaning field of the radical: 蚂蚁 (= ant), 蚤 (= flea), 蚯蚓 (= earthworm), 蝌蚪 (= tadpole) and 蛹(= Pupa of a caterpillar), but also snail (蝸牛), mussel (蟶) and shrimp (蝦).

虽 (in: 虽然 = although) is a shortened one, which is made up of 虫 and the dem (shortened around its mouth 口) as the carrier of the sound. Its original meaning was that of a lizard-like reptile. 强 (= strong) was originally the name for a small beetle. The spelling in the great seal script was a 疆 at the top, without the earth unten (bottom left), which acted as a sound carrier, and twice 虫 at the bottom.

Sometimes 虫 also appears as a sound carrier, for example in 融 (= to melt), which is made up of 鬲 (= old three-legged saucepan) and the sound carrier 虫.

Character combinations ruled by radical 142

earthworm

Strokes	character
+ 00	虫
+ 01	虬
+ 02	虭 虮 虯 虰 虱 虲
+ 03	虳 虴 虵 虶 虷 虸 虹 虺 虻 虼 虽 虾 虿 蚀 蚁 蚂 蚃
+ 04	蚄 蚅 蚆 蚇 蚉 蚊蚋 蚌 蚍 蚎 蚏 蚐 蚑 蚒 蚓 蚔 蚕 蚖 蚗 蚘 蚙 蚚 蚛 蚜 蚝 蚝 蚞 蚟 蚠 蚡 蚢 蚣 蚤 蚥 蚦 蚧 蚨 蚩 蚪
+ 05	蚫 蚬 蚭 蚮 蚯 蚰 蚱 蚲 蚳 蚴 蚵 蚶 蚷 蚸 蚹 蚺 蚻 蚼 蚽 蚾 蚿 蛀 蛁 蛂 蛂 蛃 蛄 蛅 蛆 蛇 蛈 蛉 蛊 蛋 蛌 蛍 蛎 蛏
+ 06	蚈 蛐 蛑 蛒 蛓 蛔 蛕 蛖 蛗 蛘 蛙 蛚 蛛 蛜 蛝 蛞 蛟 蛠 蛡 蛢 蛣 蛤 蛥 蛦 蛧 蛧 蛨 蛩 蛪 蛫 蛬 蛭 蛮 蛯 蛰 蛱 蛲 蛳 蛴
+ 07	蛵 蛶 蛷 蛸 蛹 蛺 蛻 蛼 蛽 蛾 蛿 蜀 蜁 蜂 蜃 蜄 蜅 蜆 蜇 蜈 蜉 蜊 蜋 蜌 蜍 蜍 蜎 蜏 蜐 蜑 蜒 蜓 蜔 蜕 蜖 蜗 蝆
+ 08	蜘 蜙 蜚 蜛 蜜 蜝 蜞 蜟 蜠 蜡 蜢 蜣 蜤 蜥 蜦 蜧 蜨 蜩 蜪 蜫 蜬 蜭 蜮 蜯 蜰 蜱 蜲 蜳 蜳 蜴 蜵 蜶 蜷 蜸 蜹 蜺 蜻 蜼 蜽 蜾 蜿 蝀 蝁 蝂 蝃 蝄 蝊 蝋 蝈 蝈 蝈蝕
+ 09	蝉 蝌 蝍 蝎 蝏 蝐 蝑 蝒 蝓 蝔 蝖 蝗 蝘 蝙 蝚 蝛 蝜 蝝 蝞 蝟 蝠 蝡 蝢 蝣 蝤 蝥 蝦 蝧 蝧 蝨 蝩 蝪 蝫 蝬 蝭 蝮 蝯 蝰 蝱 蝲 蝳 蝴 蝵 蝶 蝷 蝸 蝼 蝽 蝻 蝻 蝻蝾 蝿 螀
+10	螁 螂 螃 螄 螅 螆 螇 螈 螉 螊 螋 螌 融 螎 螏 螐 螑 螒 螓 螔 螕 螖 螗 螘 螙 螙 螚 螛 螜 螝 螞 螟 螟 螠 螡 螢 螣 螤 螥 螦 螧 螨 螩
+11	螪 螫 螬 螭 螮 螯 螰 螱 螲 螳 螴 螵 螶 螷 螸 螹 螺 螻 螼 螽 螾 螿 蟀 蟁 蟂 蟂 蟃 蟄 蟅 蟆 蟇 蟈 蟈 蟉 蟊 蟋 蟌 蟍 蟎 蟏 蟐 蟑 蟒
+12	蟓 蟔 蟕 蟖 蟗 蟘 蟙 蟚 蟛 蟜 蟝 蟞 蟟 蟠 蟡 蟢 蟣 蟤 蟥 蟦 蟧 蟨 蟩 蟪 蟪 蟫 蟬 蟭 蟮 蟯 蟰 蟱 蟲 蟳 蟴 蟵
+13	蟶 蟷 蟸 蟹 蟺 蟻 蟼 蟽 蟾 蟿 蠀 蠁 蠂 蠃 蠄 蠅 蠆 蠇 蠈 蠉 蠊 蠋 蠌 蠍 蠎 蠏
+14	蠐 蠑 蠒 蠓 蠔 蠕 蠖 蠗 蠘 蠙
+15	蠚 蠛 蠜 蠝 蠞 蠟 蠠 蠡 蠢 蠣 蠤 蠴
+16	蠥 蠦 蠧 蠨 蠩 蠪 蠫 蠬
+17	蠭 蠮 蠯 蠰 蠱 蠲 蠳
+18	蠵 蠶 蠷 蠸 蠹 蠺
+19	蠻
+20	蠼
+21	蠽 蠾
+22	蠿

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 142 is coded under the code point number 12.173 (U + 2F8D).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 166 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 142  - Graphic representations of Radikal 142

Wiktionary: 虫  - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 142 on page 116