"螟" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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(Bushou)
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 16
Structure
Decomp. 虫冖日亠八
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Prononciation
Mandarin míng
Entry Methods
Pinyin ming2
Kanji /
Cangjie
LIBAC
中戈月日金
Sijiao 5718.0
Wubi JPJU
CNS 11643 1-722B
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+879F
GB2312 C3F8
BIG5 BFC1
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 míng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
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 míng chóng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
 míng líng green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva / adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
 míng líng zǐ adopted son
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