Radical 142

Radical 142 meaning "insect" or "worm" is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 6 strokes.

Radical 142 (U+2F8D)
(U+866B) "insect, worm"
Pronunciations
Pinyin:chóng
Bopomofo:ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Wade–Giles:ch'ung2
Cantonese Yale:chung4, wai2
Jyutping:cung4, wai2
Japanese Kana:キ, むし ki, mushi
Sino-Korean:훼 hwe
Names
Japanese name(s):虫偏 mushihen
Hangul:벌레 beolle
Stroke order animation

In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 1067 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

The character "虫" models a worm. To derive from this, characters meaning creeping animals such as reptiles, insects, worms, amphibians, and shellfish are included in this radical.

Characters with Radical 142

seal script character
strokescharacter
without additional strokes
1 additional stroke
2 additional strokes虭 虮 虯 虰 虱 虲
3 additional strokes虳 虴 虵 虶 虷 虸 虹 虺 虻 虼 虽 虾 虿 蚀 蚁 蚂 蚃
4 additional strokes蚄 蚅 蚆 蚇 蚉 蚊 蚋 蚌 蚍 蚎 蚏 蚐 蚑 蚒 蚓 蚔 蚕 蚖 蚗 蚘 蚙 蚚 蚛 蚜 蚝 蚞 蚟 蚠 蚡 蚢 蚣 蚤 蚥 蚦 蚧 蚨 蚩 蚪
5 additional strokes蚫 蚬 蚭 蚮 蚯 蚰 蚱 蚲 蚳 蚴 蚵 蚶 蚷 蚸 蚹 蚺 蚻 蚼 蚽 蚾 蚿 蛀 蛁 蛂 蛃 蛄 蛅 蛆 蛇 蛈 蛉 蛊 蛋 蛌 蛍 蛎 蛏
6 additional strokes蚈 蛐 蛑 蛒 蛓 蛔 蛕 蛖 蛗 蛘 蛙 蛚 蛛 蛜 蛝 蛞 蛟 蛠 蛡 蛢 蛣 蛤 蛥 蛦 蛧 蛨 蛩 蛪 蛫 蛬 蛭 蛮 蛯 蛰 蛱 蛲 蛳 蛴
7 additional strokes蛵 蛶 蛷 蛸 蛹 蛺 蛻 蛼 蛽 蛾 蛿 蜀 蜁 蜂 蜃 蜄 蜅 蜆 蜇 蜈 蜉 蜊 蜋 蜌 蜍 蜎 蜏 蜐 蜑 蜒 蜓 蜔 蜕 蜖 蜗 蝆
8 additional strokes蜘 蜙 蜚 蜛 蜜 蜝 蜞 蜟 蜠 蜡 蜢 蜣 蜤 蜥 蜦 蜧 蜨 蜩 蜪 蜫 蜬 蜭 蜮 蜯 蜰 蜱 蜲 蜳 蜴 蜵 蜶 蜷 蜸 蜹 蜺 蜻 蜼 蜽 蜾 蜿 蝀 蝁 蝂 蝃 蝄 蝅 蝇 蝈 蝊 蝋 蝕
9 additional strokes蝉 蝌 蝍 蝎 蝏 蝐 蝑 蝒 蝓 蝔 蝖 蝗 蝘 蝙 蝚 蝛 蝜 蝝 蝞 蝟 蝠 蝡 蝢 蝣 蝤 蝥 蝦 蝧 蝨 蝩 蝪 蝫 蝬 蝭 蝮 蝯 蝰 蝱 蝲 蝳 蝴 蝵 蝶 蝷 蝸 蝹 蝺 蝻 蝼 蝽 蝾 蝿 螀
10 additional strokes螁 螂 螃 螄 螅 螆 螇 螈 螉 螊 螋 螌 融 螎 螏 螐 螑 螒 螓 螔 螕 螖 螗 螘 螙 螚 螛 螜 螝 螞 螟 螠 螡 螢 螣 螤 螥 螦 螧 螨 螩
11 additional strokes螪 螫 螬 螭 螮 螯 螰 螱 螲 螳 螴 螵 螶 螷 螸 螹 螺 螻 螼 螽 螾 螿 蟀 蟁 蟂 蟃 蟄 蟅 蟆 蟇 蟈 蟉 蟊 蟋 蟌 蟍 蟎 蟏 蟐 蟑 蟒
12 additional strokes蟓 蟔 蟕 蟖 蟗 蟘 蟙 蟚 蟛 蟜 蟝 蟞 蟟 蟠 蟡 蟢 蟣 蟤 蟥 蟦 蟧 蟨 蟩 蟪 蟫 蟬 蟭 蟮 蟯 蟰 蟱 蟲 蟳 蟴 蟵
13 additional strokes蟶 蟷 蟸 蟹 蟺 蟻 蟼 蟽 蟾 蟿 蠀 蠁 蠂 蠃 蠄 蠅 蠆 蠇 蠈 蠉 蠊 蠋 蠌 蠍 蠎 蠏
14 additional strokes蠐 蠑 蠒 蠓 蠔 蠕 蠖 蠗 蠘 蠙
15 additional strokes蠚 蠛 蠜 蠝 蠞 蠟 蠠 蠡 蠢 蠣 蠤 蠴
16 additional strokes蠥 蠦 蠧 蠨 蠩 蠪 蠫 蠬
17 additional strokes蠭 蠮 蠯 蠰 蠱 蠲 蠳
18 additional strokes蠵 蠶 蠷 蠸 蠹 蠺
19 additional strokes
20 additional strokes
21 additional strokes蠽 蠾
22 additional strokes

Literature

  • Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
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