Memory phrase for the character: 蛀

蛀

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Meaning

termite, to bore (of insects)

Pronunciation

zhù

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫, right: master 主 (I emphasize 丶, the king 王 is the master)

Mnemonic
 
(They live in own 'building':) The insect that is the master (of his own home) is: the termite.

Radicals

虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
主 Master




 Vocabulary

蠹蛀 dù zhù  to be moth-eaten; to be worm-eaten
虫蛀 chóng zhù  damaged by moths or worms
蛀虫 zhù chóng  insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin
蛀虫 zhù chóng  

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