Shuowen component 471: 虫
About this component
Component: 虫
Seal font (Chongxi): 虫
Mandarin: chóng
Sino-Vietnamese: trùng
Japanese: チュウ (chuu) ; ジュ (ju) ; キ (ki) ; むし (mushi)
Korean: HWEY / 충 ; CHWUNG / 훼
Unihan definition: insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
Variants: 𧈰
Shuowen entry
一名蝮,博三寸,首大如擘指。象其臥形。物之微細,或行,或毛,或蠃,或介,或鱗,以虫爲象。凡虫之屬皆从虫。