蠹

dù

Meanings

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dù

1.insect that eats into books, clothing etc
2.moth-eaten
3.worm-eaten

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Wiktionary

1.insect that eats through paper, clothes, wood, etc.
2.silverfish
3.harmful person; vermin
4.to erode; to eat away at
5.moth-eaten; worm-eaten

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *taːɡs): phonetic 橐 (OC *tʰaːɡ) + semantic 䖵 (“insect”)

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Stroke order

Components

蠹十中冖石䖵

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Synonyms

壁魚壁鱼布魚布鱼書蛀蟲书蛀虫書蟲书虫白魚白鱼紙魚纸鱼蛀蛀書蟲蛀书虫蠹魚蠹鱼衣蟲衣虫衣魚衣鱼

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Related words

蠹弊 malpractice 淄蠹 to be worn out 禄蠹 sinecurist 国蠹 traitor 书蠹 bookworm (literal and figurative)齿蠹 (archaic) tooth decay 蠹简 old worm-eaten books 蠹政 parasitic government 朽蠹 to decay and be eaten by worms etc 巨蠹 public enemy number one 蠹吏 corrupt officials 蠹虫 moth