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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 螟虫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
螟虫 míng chóng - boring insect
- snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 71,268 -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- boring insect
- snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
chóng- variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
chóng- lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
- CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
- (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Other Words Containing 螟虫

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo