蛆

qū

Meanings

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qū

1.maggot

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Wiktionary

1.maggot
2.despicable person
3.wriggler; wiggler; mosquito larva
4.supporters of Kuomintang (KMT)
5.only used in 蝍蛆 (jíjū)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsa, *sʰa): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa).

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Stroke order

Components

蛆虫且

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Related words

粪蛆 muckworm 蝇蛆 fly larva; maggot 蛆虫 maggot 蝇蛆病 myiasis 如蛆附骨 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)