蚿 (xián) - A type of millipede or centipede & specifically refers to the Chinese red-headed centipede.

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xián ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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蚿 · xián

A type of millipede or centipede;

specifically refers to the Chinese red-headed centipede.

A type of millipede or centipedespecifically refers to the Chinese red-headed centipede.

Usage highlights

Centipede speciesPoisonous centipedeMillipede specimenCentipede biteChinese centipede

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The garden had many centipedes (蚿).
  • Some centipedes are used in traditional medicine (中药用蚿).
  • He studied the behavior of millipedes (蚿的行为).

Collocations

  • Centipede species(蚿类)
  • Poisonous centipede(毒蚿)
  • Millipede specimen(蚿标本)
  • Centipede bite(蚿咬)
  • Chinese centipede(中华蚿)

Idioms

  • Like a centipede with a hundred legs(百足之蚿)
  • The centipede's many legs(蚿足众多)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese folklore, centipedes are sometimes associated with poison and danger.
  • Centipedes appear in traditional Chinese medicine preparations.
  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese except in specific biological contexts.

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