Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蠹", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蠹", and master the standard way of writing the character "蠹".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 蠹
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "蠹" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
蠹
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【本义】: 蛀虫
1. An insect that damages or eats through objects (e.g., book-eating insect, moth).
例:~虫。木~。书~。~鱼。
Examples: vermin; woodworm; bookworm; borer.
2. To erode or consume.
例:流水不腐,户枢不~。~蛀。~害。~弊。
Examples: "Water flowing doesn’t rot, and the door hinge doesn’t rot" (meaning that constant movement prevents decay); corrosion; harm; detriment (problems, drawbacks).
引申义: 引申以喻侵蚀或消耗国家财富的人或事
1. A metaphor for someone or something that erodes or consumes a nation's wealth.
例:蠹民(指害人的人或事物);蠹政(害民的政令);蠹言(害人的言辞);
Examples: "vermin" (people or things that harm others); "corrupt policies" (policies harmful to the people); "harmful words."
【动】
1. To bore through.
例:蠹木(蛀坏的梁木);蠹心(蛀蚀内部);蠹书(被虫蛀坏的书);蠹国(侵蚀、危害国家)。
Examples: "damaged wood" (wood that has been eaten away); "bore through the heart" (erode internally); "damaged books" (books that have been eaten by insects); "harm to the state."
2. To cause harm.
例:如:蠹民(害民);蠹耗(损害;败坏)。
Examples: "harm to the people"; "damage" (to accumulate harm).