虫 chóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
虫子
chóngzi
bug
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 桌上有虫子。 Zhuō shàng yǒu chóng zi. There is a bug on the table.
- 我怕虫子。 Wǒ pà chóng zi. I am afraid of bugs.
- 虫子在地上。 Chóng zi zài dì shàng. The bug is on the floor.