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虫	U+866B, 虫 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-866B

← 虪
[U+866A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

虬 →
[U+866C]

⾍	U+2F8D, ⾍ KANGXI RADICAL INSECT

← ⾌
[U+2F8C]

Kangxi Radicals

⾎ →
[U+2F8E]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

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Radical 142 虫

虫 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 中一戈 (LMI), four-corner 5013₆, composition ⿱中⿰㇀丶)

Kangxi radical #142, ⾍.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/虫
𭂌, 𠙍, 𫩮, 𡘗, 独, 𢘷, 𢫼, 浊, 𨹁, 𨒷, 𣆣, 𣑺, 𣭦, 烛, 𤙕, 𦚭, 𭺟, 䂈, 𪿛, 𧙽, 𬗌, 触, 𧳃, 赨, 𫏪, 鉵, 𮨩, 𮩿, 䶚
𠛿, 㰩, 䳋, 𭜫, 茧, 𤼭, 萤, 𬝋, 𦳶, 𫢀, 𦸞, 𩭃, 𠣜, 𭕛, 痋, 閩(闽), 繭, 虄

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1076, character 19
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32804
Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2833, character 1
Unihan data for U+866B

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 虫
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (兀) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
虺	hŋuːl, hŋruːl, *hŋlulʔ
豗	*hŋuːl
鼿	hŋuːl, ŋuːd
虫	*hŋlulʔ
髡	*ŋ̊ʰuːn
軏	ŋod, ŋuːd
扤	ŋod, ŋuːd
兀	*ŋuːd
杌	*ŋuːd
屼	*ŋuːd
矹	*ŋluːd

Pictogram (象形) : a snake.

The character originally represented a type of venomous snake, while the derivative 蟲 / 虫 represented worms and insects (or insect-like things). 虫 was later borrowed for 蟲 / 虫 (possibly via simplification), and the character 虺 was created to represent the original meaning.

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 虫 – see 蟲 (“bug, including insects, worms, etc.; animal, including human; creature; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 蟲).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 虫 – see 虺 (“a kind of venomous snake; snake; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 虺).

Japanese

Shinjitai	虫
Kyūjitai	蟲

Kanji

虫

(First grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蟲)

insect, bug
generic name for animals

Readings

As shinjitai form of 蟲:

Go-on: じゅう (jū)^{←ぢゆう (dyuu, historical)}
Kan-on: ちゅう (chū, Jōyō)^{←ちゆう (tyuu, historical)}
Kun: むし (mushi, 虫, Jōyō)

As the ancient form of 虺:

Go-on: け (ke)^{←け (ke, historical)}^{←くゑ (kwe, ancient)}
Kan-on: き (ki)^{←き (ki, historical)}^{←くゐ (kwi, ancient)}
Kun: まむし (mamushi, 虫)

Compounds

虫(ちゅう)媒(ばい) (chūbai)
益(えき)虫(ちゅう) (ekichū, “beneficial insect”)
回(かい)虫(ちゅう), 蛔(かい)虫(ちゅう) (kaichū)
害(がい)虫(ちゅう) (gaichū, “harmful insect”)
寄(き)生(せい)虫(ちゅう) (kiseichū, “parasite”)
駆(く)虫(ちゅう) (kuchū)
甲(こう)虫(ちゅう) (kōchū, “beetle”)
昆(こん)虫(ちゅう) (konchū, “insect”)
成(せい)虫(ちゅう) (seichū)
精(せい)虫(ちゅう) (seichū)
蠕(ぜん)虫(ちゅう) (zenchū, “worm”)
爬(は)虫(ちゅう) (hachū), 爬(は)虫(ちゅう)類(るい) (hachūrui)
防(ぼう)虫(ちゅう) (bōchū)
幼(よう)虫(ちゅう) (yōchū, “larva”)

Etymology

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

虫

Wikipedia ^ja

Kanji in this term
虫
むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
蟲 (kyūjitai)

/musi/ → /muɕi/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *mOsi.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むし [mùshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

虫(むし) or 虫(ムシ) • (mushi)

a bug, insect, worm
Synonym: 昆虫 (konchū)
a serpent, snake
獅(し)子(し)身(しん)中(ちゅう)の虫(むし)
shishi shinchū no mushi
a serpent in a lion

Synonym: 蛇 (hebi)
(figurative): a worm (person living for only one thing)
本(ほん)の虫(むし)
hon no mushi
a bookworm
(derogatory): a worm (despicable person)
泣(な)き虫(むし)
nakimushi
a sobbing worm; a blubberer
a temperament (thought which is in the deep in mind) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
癇(かん)の虫(むし)
kan no mushi
a choleric temperament
(archaic) a male lover
Synonyms: 愛人 (aijin), 情夫 (jōfu), 隠し男 (kakushi-otoko)

Derived terms

虫(むし)食(く)い (mushikui, “worm-eaten”)
虫(むし)酸(ず), 虫(むし)唾(づ) (mushizu, “heartburn”)
虫(むし)歯(ば) (mushiba, “bad tooth, dental caries, cavity”)
虫(むし)偏(へん) (mushihen)
虫(むし)眼(め)鏡(がね) (mushi megane, “magnifying glass”)
青(アオ)虫(ムシ) (aomushi)
油(あぶら)虫(むし) (aburamushi, “cockroach”)
毛(け)虫(むし) (kemushi, “caterpillar”)
座(ざ)頭(とう)虫(むし) (zatōmushi, “harvestman”)
鈴(スズ)虫(ムシ) (suzumushi)
長(なが)虫(むし) (nagamushi)
泣(な)き虫(むし) (nakimushi, “crybaby”)
鋏(はさみ)虫(むし), 蠼螋(ハサミムシ) (hasamimushi, “earwig, maritime earwig”)
水(ミズ)虫(ムシ) (mizumushi)
松(マツ)虫(ムシ) (matsumushi)
蝮(マムシ) (mamushi, “viper”)
弱(よわ)虫(むし) (yowamushi, “weakling”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 蟲 (MC drjuwng).

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

虫

Wikisource

虫 (eumhun 벌레 충 (beolle chung))

Alternative form of 蟲 (“hanja form^? of 충 (“insect; bug”)”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 虫 (MC xjw+jX).

Hanja

虫 (eumhun 벌레 훼 (beolle hwe))

Alternative form of 虺 (“hanja form^? of 훼 (“type of poisonous snake”)”)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

虫: Hán Việt readings: trùng (持(trì)中(trung)切(thiết))^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
虫: Nôm readings: tròng^[1]^[2], trùng^[1]^[2], chòng^[1], chùng^[3]

chữ Hán form of trùng (“Kangxi radical 142”).

References

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[tdcndg-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-4] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Trần (2004).

[bonet-6] Bonet (1899).

[genibrel-7] Génibrel (1898).

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