虫子
HSK 4 (2021)
虫子 (chóngzi) · insect
虫子 (chóngzi) means “insect; bug; worm”. It is written with 2 characters: 虫 (insect) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 虫子 is built
The characters
虫 chóng · insect
What 虫 is made of
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
树叶上有一只小虫子。Shùyè shàng yǒu yī zhī xiǎo chóngzi.There is a little bug on the leaf.
你怕虫子吗？Nǐ pà chóngzi ma?Are you afraid of bugs?
Questions about 虫子
What does 虫子 mean?
虫子 (chóngzi) means “insect; bug; worm”.
How do you pronounce 虫子?
虫子 is pronounced chóngzi.
Which HSK level is 虫子?
虫子 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 昆虫kūnchónginsect
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
Learn 虫子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.