Chinese Character Dictionary

蟊

máo

Spanish fly

蟊贼

máo zéi

grain eating insect

蟋

xī

cricket

蟋蟀

xī shuài

cricket (insect)

蟋蟀草

xī shuài căo

wire grass (Eleusine indica)

螨

măn

mite

螨虫

măn chóng

mite (zoology)

蟑

zhāng

cockroach

蟑螂

zhāng láng

cockroach

蟒

măng

python

蟒蛇

măng shé

python

蟒袍

măng páo

official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties

蟓

xiàng

silkworm

蟛

péng

(land-crab)

蟜

Jiăo

surname Jiao

蟟

liáo

see 蟭蟟[jiāo liáo]

蟠

pán

Trichina spiralis

蟠尾丝虫

pán wĕi sī chóng

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

蟠尾丝虫症

pán wĕi sī chóng zhèng

"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus

蟠据

pán jù

variant of 盤踞|盘踞[pán jù]

蟠曲

pán qū

variant of 盤曲|盘曲[pán qū]

蟠根错节

pán gēn cuò jié

variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pán gēn cuò jié]

蟠桃

pán táo

the peaches of immortality kept by Xi Wangmu 西王母

蟠桃胜会

pán táo shèng huì

a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母

蟠石

pán shí

variant of 磐石[pán shí]

蟠踞

pán jù

variant of 盤踞|盘踞[pán jù]

蟠龙

pán lóng

coiled dragon

蟢

xĭ

(spider)

蟢子

xĭ zi

Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider)

虮

jĭ

nymph of louse

蟥

huáng

horse-leech

蟨

jué

the Siberian jerboa

蟪

huì

(cicada)

蟪蛄

huì gū

Platypleura kaempferi, a kind of cicada

蟪蛄不知春秋

huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū

lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture

蝉

chán

cicada

蝉科

chán kē

Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

蝉翼

chán yì

cicada's wing

蝉联

chán lián

to continue in a post

蝉蜕

chán tuì

cicada slough

蝉衣

chán yī

cicada slough (used in TCM)

蝉鸣

chán míng

song of cicadas

蟭

jiāo

eggs of mantis

蟭蟟

jiāo liáo

cicada (old)

蟮

shàn

see 蛐蟮[qū shan]

蛲

náo

parasitic worm

蛲虫

náo chóng

parasitic worm

蛲虫病

náo chóng bìng

enterobiasis

虫

chóng

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures

虫儿

chóng r

see 蟲子|虫子[chóng zi]

虫媒病毒

chóng méi bìng dú

arbovirus

虫子

chóng zi

insect

虫子牙

chóng zi yá

see 蟲牙|虫牙[chóng yá]

虫害

chóng hài

insect pest

虫洞

chóng dòng

worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)

虫灾

chóng zāi

insect damage

虫牙

chóng yá

caries

虫白蜡

chóng bái là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

虫草

chóng căo

see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草[dōng chóng xià căo]

虫蛀

chóng zhù

damaged by moths or worms