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蛆 (qū) — maggot

Definition

bound form
maggot

Examples

  • 蛆，。
    Shí wù lǐ yǒu qū, bù néng chī le.
    There are maggots in the food, can't eat it.
  • 蛆。
    qū Shì cāng ying de yòu chóng.
    Maggots are the larvae of flies.
  • 蛆。
    Zhè ge píng guǒ lǐ zhǎng chū le qū.
    Maggots have grown in this apple.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
虫虫chónginsect
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě蛆qū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

蛆 combines 虫, meaning insect, with 且, which gives the sound.

Appears in
Insects

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