蝻 (nǎn) - Nymph of a locust & young locust that has not yet grown wings.

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蝻 · nǎn

Nymph of a locust;

young locust that has not yet grown wings.

Nymph of a locustyoung locust that has not yet grown wings.

Usage highlights

Locust nymphNymph insectNymph groupLocust nymph disasterEliminate nymphsNymph transformation

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmers were worried about the locust nymphs (蝗蝻) destroying their crops.
  • During the locust plague, both adult locusts and nymphs (成虫和蝻) caused extensive damage.
  • The locust nymphs (蝻虫) were crawling across the fields before developing wings.
  • Agricultural experts monitored the locust nymph population (蝻群) to predict potential outbreaks.

Collocations

  • Locust nymph(蝗蝻)
  • Nymph insect(蝻虫)
  • Nymph group(蝻群)
  • Locust nymph disaster(蝻灾)
  • Eliminate nymphs(除蝻)
  • Nymph transformation(蝻化)

Idioms

  • Flying locusts and crawling nymphs(飞蝗走蝻)
  • Eliminate locusts and destroy nymphs(除蝗毁蝻)
  • From nymph to winged insect(由蝻成虫)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese agriculture, locust nymphs represented a serious threat to food security as they would mature into swarming locusts.
  • Historical records document elaborate government measures to control locust nymph populations during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
  • The character appears frequently in agricultural texts and disaster records, reflecting its importance in pre-modern pest management.

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