蠹

dù

insect that eats into books, clothing etc

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 24

Structure: Top-middle-bottomFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蟹

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Character Decomposition

蠹=橐+虫+虫

Etymology

insect

Meanings

insect that eats into books, clothing etc

moth-eaten

worm-eaten

dù

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Words with 蠹 67 total

public enemy number one巨蠹jù dù sinecurist禄蠹lù dù to decay and be eaten by worms etc · to overhoard grain so that it rots朽蠹xiǔ dù to be worn out淄蠹zī dù traitor · public enemy国蠹guó dù bark beetle (zoology)小蠹xiǎo dù bookworm (literal and figurative) · book louse · pedant书蠹shū dù corrupt officials蠹吏dù lì to harm · to endanger蠹害dù hài malpractice · abuse · corrupt practice蠹弊dù bì parasitic government蠹政dù zhèng old worm-eaten books蠹简dù jiǎn to be moth-eaten · to be worm-eaten蠹蛀dù zhù moth · harmful person · vermin蠹虫dù chóng silverfish · CL: zhī蠹鱼dù yú (archaic) tooth decay齿蠹chǐ dù wood moth · carpenter moth · CL: zhī木蠹蛾mù dù é silverfish · CL: zhī蠹鱼子dù yú zi lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten · constant activity prevents decay (idiom)户枢不蠹hù shū bù dù

Idioms with 蠹 21 total Chain

to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)蠹国害民dù guó hài mín Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)蠹众木折dù zhòng mù zhé

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