1. 螟

螟

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  1. 螟 is the 5144th most frequent character.
  2. 螟 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 螟 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 螟 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
螟 => 虫, 冥
Radical :
螟 => 虫 (insect), 冖 (cover), 日 (sun/day), 亠 (lid), 八 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
螟 => 口, 丨, 𠂉, 冖, 口, 一, 一, 丶, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - boring insect/snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 螟 (ming2): The component 冥 is pronounced as 'ming2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 螟 (ming2): The component 冖 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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