蠹
insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten
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Dict coverage rank #2,300 U+8839
How 蠹 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 橐 (phonetic, tuó)
Words containing 蠹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 | liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù | lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity pre… |
| 蠹国害民 | dù guó hài mín | to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom) |
| 蠹鱼子 | dù yú zi | silverfish; CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 蠹众木折 | dù zhòng mù zhé | Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom) |
| 国蠹 | guó dù | traitor; public enemy |
| 小蠹 | xiǎo dù | bark beetle (zoology) |
| 书蠹 | shū dù | bookworm (literal and figurative); book louse; pedant |
| 蠹鱼 | dù yú | silverfish; CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 蠹政 | dù zhèng | parasitic government |
| 蠹虫 | dù chóng | moth; harmful person; vermin |
| 户枢不蠹 | hù shū bù dù | lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom) |
| 蠹害 | dù hài | to harm; to endanger |
| 齿蠹 | chǐ dù | (archaic) tooth decay |
| 蠹简 | dù jiǎn | old worm-eaten books |
| 巨蠹 | jù dù | public enemy number one |
| 木蠹蛾 | mù dù é | wood moth; carpenter moth; CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 禄蠹 | lù dù | sinecurist |
| 苹果蠹蛾 | píng guǒ dù é | codling moth (Cydia pomonella) |
| 蠹弊 | dù bì | malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice |
| 蠹吏 | dù lì | corrupt officials |