昆虫 kūnchóng insect

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Traditional: 昆蟲
Measure word: 只, 群, 堆

Stroke order

昆虫 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

昆虫 — the Chinese character for insect (kūnchóng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 昆虫 — insect

昆 — 8 strokes
虫 — 6 strokes

Characters in 昆虫

昆 kūn — descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
虫 chóng — lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

昆虫 is pronounced kūnchóng and means “insect”.

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