蛔虫 (huí chóng) — roundworm; ascarid | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

roundwormascarid

Measure word · 条

，蛔虫。
Hái zi dù zi téng, yī shēng huái yí shì huí chóng yǐn qǐ de.
The child has a stomachache; the doctor suspects it's caused by roundworms.
，蛔虫。
Chī le dǎ chóng yào yǐ hòu, tā tǐ nèi de huí chóng pái chū lái le.
After taking deworming medicine, the roundworms in his body were expelled.
蛔虫。
Zhè zhǒng jì shēng chóng bìng zhǔ yào tōng guò huí chóng chuán bō.
This parasitic disease is mainly transmitted through roundworms.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

蛔huíroundworm

蛔虫 is a 虫 'worm' of the 蛔 'roundworm' kind, naming a parasitic worm.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蟲; 虫 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 蟲 is the one the reference discusses; 虫 is also a traditional character on its own.

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