蝑 (xū) - A type of cricket or grasshopper & historically used to refer to certain insects.
蝑 · xū
A type of cricket or grasshopper;
historically used to refer to certain insects.
A type of cricket or grasshopperhistorically used to refer to certain insects.
Usage highlights
飞蝑草蝑秋蝑蝑鸣蝑类
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The field was filled with the sound of crickets (蝑).
- Ancient texts mention the 蝑 as a type of grasshopper.
- Some dialects use 蝑 for specific locust species (飞蝑).
Collocations
- flying locust(飞蝑)
- grass cricket(草蝑)
- autumn cricket(秋蝑)
- cricket chirping(蝑鸣)
- cricket species(蝑类)
Cultural background
FAQ- Appears in classical Chinese texts describing insects and natural phenomena.
- Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily found in historical or specialized contexts.