蜙 (sōng) - A type of large bamboo & also refers to a kind of insect or

蜙Tone 1

sōng ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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蜙 · sōng

A type of large bamboo;

also refers to a kind of insect or spider.

A type of large bambooalso refers to a kind of insect or

Usage highlights

蜙蝑蜙蛛蜙虫蜙竹
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a type of bamboo called 蜙蝑 (蜙蝑).
  • Some regions use 蜙 to refer to certain spiders (蜙蛛).
  • In classical literature, 蜙 might denote a specific insect species (蜙虫).

Collocations

  • a type of insect/bamboo(蜙蝑)
  • a type of spider(蜙蛛)
  • a kind of insect(蜙虫)
  • 蜙竹(蜙 bamboo)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 蜙 is an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It appears in classical texts and dictionaries with ambiguous references to either bamboo or insects.
  • The character's obscurity makes it primarily of interest to scholars and etymologists.

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