06217 Chinese character of 蠐 and pronounce cai4

The Chinese word【蠐】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes nature or biology. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

The larvae of an insect.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【蠐】:qí

Cantonese Jyutping of 【蠐】:cai4

Here, you can find an overview of the character 【蠐】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【蠐】, for example:Describing nature or organisms , It means mainly the larvae of an insect.The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【蠐】is a single word that enhances clarity and specificity when matched with others, for example【蠐螬、幼蠐】(Mandarin Pinyin:qí cáo 、yòu qí/ Cantonese Jyutping:cai4 cou4 、jau3 cai4)

This character is made up of 20 strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


蠐螬在地下啃食植物根部。

Grubs eat plant roots underground.


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