# 蟲

| 蟲 | U+87F2, &#34802; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87F2 |
| ← 蟱 [U+87F1] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蟳 → [U+87F3] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蟲 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈中戈戈 (LILII), four-corner 5013$_6$, composition ⿱虫䖵)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1098, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33633
* Dae Jaweon: page 1562, character 22
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2891, character 6
* Unihan data for U+87F2

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 蟲
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 痋 | *l'uːŋ |
| 鉵 | *l'uːŋ |
| 赨 | *l'uːŋ |
| 爞 | *l'uːŋ, *l'uŋ |
| 蟲 | *l'uŋ, *l'uŋs |
| 融 | *luŋ |
| 瀜 | *luŋ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): Triplication of 虫 (“snake; insect”).
Note that 虫 is also a traditional character on its own.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *djuŋ (“insect; bug”) (STEDT).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chóng (chong$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cong$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чун (čun, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cung$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): cuung$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): cung$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhùng
    (Hailu, HRS): chung
    (Meixian, Guangdong): cung$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): cung$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): tông
* Eastern Min (BUC): tè̤ng / tṳ̀ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): tang$^2$ / toeng$^2$ / tyeng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thâng / thiông
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tang$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$zon / $^2$zon
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): zeng$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chóng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻung$^2$
*** Yale: chúng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorng
*** Palladius: чун (čun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (蟲兒 / 虫儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chóngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chóngr
*** Wade–Giles: chʻung$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: chúngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngl
*** Palladius: чунр (čunr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: cong$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cung
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰoŋ²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чун (čun, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰuŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cung$^4$
*** Yale: chùhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsung$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: cuung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɵŋ²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: cung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰuŋ²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhùng
*** Hakka Romanization System: cung$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: cung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: chung
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰuŋ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: cung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰʊŋ¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: cung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tông
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: tè̤ng / tṳ̀ng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰøyŋ⁵³/, /tʰyŋ⁵³/
* tè̤ng - vernacular;
* tṳ̀ng - literary.
* Middle Chinese: drjuwng
Rime :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直弓切 |
| Baxter | drjuwng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖiuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖuwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭuŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯uŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chóng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cung$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.lruŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'uŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chóng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ drjuwng › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.lruŋ/ |
| English | insect |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1506 |
| Phonetic component | 蟲 |
| Rime group | 終 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蟲 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'uŋ/ |
| Notes | 後省作蟲已見漢簡 |

#### Definitions

蟲
* bug, including insects, worms, etc. (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 條／条 m c; 尾 h)
** (figuratively) powerless person
*** 1996, 涂敏恆 (lyrics and music), “本本係英雄”, in 客家創作流行歌曲2‎, performed by 林展逸:
       sṳt-yi sṳ̀-chiet lo̍k-nan sṳ̀-chiet chhiu chhiong yit mî chhùng [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
*** 2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, 49 episodes edition, episode 41, 王琳 (actor):
       Nǐ zhèi ge zāo lǎotóuzi! Nǐ gēnběn jiù dǎ bùguò nèi ge xìng Wèi de! Nǐ qù gēn tā dǎ, tā yīdìng qiā duàn nǐ de bózi! Nǐ, nǐ, nǐ, nǐ zài Shànghǎi gēnběn jiù bù shì shénme gǒupì Hēi Bàozi, nǐ shénme dōu bù shì! Nǐ zhǐ shì yī tiáo chóng éryǐ, yī tiáo chóng! [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (literary) animal, including human; creature
    倮蟲／倮虫 ― luǒchóng ― creature without covering (furless, featherless, scaleless, shellless; including human)
    爬蟲／爬虫 ― páchóng ― reptile
    大蟲／大虫 ― dàchóng ― tiger
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) insect infestation
* person of some characteristic
    懶蟲／懒虫 ― lǎnchóng ― a lazy fellow
    糊塗蟲／糊涂虫 ― hútúchóng ― a foolish one
* person who likes some activity and do it often
    書蟲／书虫 ― shūchóng ― an avid book reader
    網蟲／网虫 ― wǎngchóng ― a heavy internet user
    嫖蟲／嫖虫 ― piáochóng ― one who frequently visit prostitutes
* a surname

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蟲, 蟲豸 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟲, 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蟲子, 蟲兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蟲兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蟲兒, 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蟲, 蟲蟻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蟲兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蟲子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蟲子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蟲子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蟲兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蟲蟲兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蟲蟲兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蟲, 蟲豸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蟲蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蟲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蟲蟻子 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蟲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蟲子, 牛牛 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Datong | 蟲 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蟲子, 蟲蟲牛牛, 牛子, 牛牛子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蟲 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蟲子, 圪蟲兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Jining | 蟲, 圪蟲 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蟲, 圪蟲 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蟲子, 圪蟲 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Handan | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蟲 |
| Jin | Suide | 蟲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蟲, 蟲蟻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蟲, 蟲蟻, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蟲蟻, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蟲蟻, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蟲, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蟲 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蟲咬咬 childish |

#### Compounds

* 七星瓢蟲 / 七星瓢虫 (qīxīng piáochóng)
* 三化螟蟲 / 三化螟虫
* 三葉蟲 / 三叶虫 (sānyèchóng)
* 九香蟲 / 九香虫
* 二口蟲 / 二口虫
* 五倍子蟲 / 五倍子虫
* 五蟲 / 五虫
* 介殼蟲 / 介壳虫
* 介蟲 / 介虫 (jièchóng)
* 候蟲 / 候虫
* 倮蟲 / 倮虫 (luǒchóng)
* 冠子蟲 / 冠子虫
* 冬蟲夏草 / 冬虫夏草 (dōngchóngxiàcǎo)
* 可憐蟲 / 可怜虫 (kěliánchóng)
* 叩頭蟲 / 叩头虫 (kòutóuchóng)
* 吃人蟲 / 吃人虫
* 吸血蟲 / 吸血虫
* 喇叭蟲 / 喇叭虫
* 喜蟲兒 / 喜虫儿
* 塵芥蟲 / 尘芥虫
* 夏蟲 / 夏虫 (xiàchóng)
* 夏蟲朝菌 / 夏虫朝菌
* 夜光蟲 / 夜光虫
* 大蟲 / 大虫 (dàchóng)
* 媽蟲 / 妈虫
* 孖蟲 / 孖虫
* 孢子蟲 / 孢子虫
* 害人蟲 / 害人虫
* 害蟲 / 害虫 (hàichóng)
* 寄生昆蟲 / 寄生昆虫
* 寄生蟲 / 寄生虫 (jìshēngchóng)
* 寄生蟲病 / 寄生虫病
* 寒號蟲 / 寒号虫 (hánháochóng)
* 幼蟲 / 幼虫 (yòuchóng)
* 弓漿蟲 / 弓浆虫
* 彫蟲 / 雕虫
* 彫蟲篆刻 / 雕虫篆刻
* 恙蟲 / 恙虫
* 恙蟲病 / 恙虫病 (yàngchóngbìng)
* 應聲蟲 / 应声虫 (yìngshēngchóng)
* 懶蟲 / 懒虫 (lǎnchóng)
* 成蟲 / 成虫 (chéngchóng)
* 捕蟲堇菜 / 捕虫堇菜
* 捕蟲植物 / 捕虫植物
* 捕蟲燈 / 捕虫灯
* 捕蟲網 / 捕虫网
* 放屁蟲 / 放屁虫 (fàngpìchóng)
* 旋毛蟲 / 旋毛虫
* 昆蟲 / 昆虫 (kūnchóng)
* 昆蟲學 / 昆虫学 (kūnchóngxué)
* 昆蟲綱 / 昆虫纲
* 星蟲 / 星虫
* 書蟲 / 书虫 (shūchóng)
* 書蟲子 / 书虫子
* 有孔蟲 / 有孔虫
* 有鉤絛蟲 / 有钩绦虫
* 朽木蟲 / 朽木虫
* 松材線蟲 / 松材线虫 (sōngcáixiànchóng)
* 板殼蟲 / 板壳虫
* 松毛蟲 / 松毛虫 (sōngmáochóng)
* 松藻蟲 / 松藻虫
* 樹蟲子 / 树虫子
* 殺蟲劑 / 杀虫剂 (shāchóngjì)
* 殺蟲器 / 杀虫器
* 母大蟲 / 母大虫
* 毒蟲 / 毒虫 (dúchóng)
* 毛囊蟲 / 毛囊虫
* 毛毛蟲 / 毛毛虫
* 毛蟲 / 毛虫 (máochóng)
* 水斧蟲 / 水斧虫
* 水蠟蟲 / 水蜡虫
* 海藻蟲 / 海藻虫
* 混蟲 / 混虫
* 渦蟲 / 涡虫
* 火蟲兒 / 火虫儿
* 無鉤絛蟲 / 无钩绦虫
* 爬蟲 / 爬虫 (páchóng)
* 牙蟲 / 牙虫 (yáchóng)
* 物腐蟲生 / 物腐虫生
* 猿鶴沙蟲 / 猿鹤沙虫
* 猿鶴蟲沙 / 猿鹤虫沙
* 玉蟲 / 玉虫
* 珊瑚蟲 / 珊瑚虫 (shānhúchóng)
* 琵琶蟲 / 琵琶虫 (pípáchóng)
* 璅蟲 / 璅虫
* 瓢蟲 / 瓢虫 (piáochóng)
* 甲蟲 / 甲虫 (jiǎchóng)
* 疥癬蟲 / 疥癣虫
* 病原蟲 / 病原虫 (bìngyuánchóng)
* 病蟲害 / 病虫害 (bìngchónghài)
* 痴蟲 / 痴虫
* 瘧原蟲 / 疟原虫 (nüèyuánchóng)
* 癆蟲 / 痨虫
* 白蠟蟲 / 白蜡虫 (báilàchóng)
* 百足之蟲 / 百足之虫 (bǎizúzhīchóng)
* 百足蟲 / 百足虫 (bǎizúchóng)
* 益蟲 / 益虫 (yìchóng)
* 眼蟲 / 眼虫
* 睡病蟲 / 睡病虫
* 磕頭蟲 / 磕头虫 (kētóuchóng)
* 禾蟲 / 禾虫 (héchóng)
* 秋蟲 / 秋虫
* 竹節蟲 / 竹节虫 (zhújiéchóng)
* 箭蟲 / 箭虫
* 米蟲 / 米虫 (mǐchóng)
* 精蟲 / 精虫 (jīngchóng)
* 糊塗蟲 / 糊涂虫
* 紡錘蟲 / 纺锤虫
* 絲蟲 / 丝虫 (sīchóng)
* 絲蟲病 / 丝虫病 (sīchóngbìng)
* 絛蟲 / 绦虫 (tāochóng)
* 纖毛蟲 / 纤毛虫 (xiānmáochóng)
* 羽蟲 / 羽虫
* 老咬蟲 / 老咬虫
* 耳蟲 / 耳虫
* 聾蟲 / 聋虫
* 肝吸蟲 / 肝吸虫
* 肺吸蟲 / 肺吸虫 (fèixīchóng)
* 肥蟲蟻 / 肥虫蚁
* 胞子蟲 / 胞子虫
* 臭蟲 / 臭虫 (chòuchóng)
* 舉尾蟲 / 举尾虫
* 苞蟲 / 苞虫
* 若蟲 / 若虫
* 草履蟲 / 草履虫 (cǎolǚchóng)
* 茶毛蟲 / 茶毛虫
* 草蟲 / 草虫 (cǎochóng)
* 菜蟲 / 菜虫 (càichóng)
* 虎甲蟲 / 虎甲虫 (hǔjiǎchóng)
* 蚊睫之蟲 / 蚊睫之虫
* 蚊蟲 / 蚊虫 (wénchóng)
* 蚜蟲 / 蚜虫 (yáchóng)
* 蛀米大蟲 / 蛀米大虫
* 蛆蟲 / 蛆虫 (qūchóng)
* 蛀蟲 / 蛀虫 (zhùchóng)
* 蛓毛蟲 / 蛓毛虫
* 蛔蟲 / 蛔虫 (huíchóng)
* 蛔蟲症 / 蛔虫症
* 蛙鼓蟲吟 / 蛙鼓虫吟
* 蜰蟲 / 蜰虫 (féichóng)
* 蝕船蟲 / 蚀船虫
* 蝗蟲 / 蝗虫 (huángchóng)
* 蝗蟲過境 / 蝗虫过境
* 螢火蟲 / 萤火虫 (yínghuǒchóng)
* 螟蟲 / 螟虫
* 蟄蟲 / 蛰虫
* 蟎蟲 / 螨虫 (mǎnchóng)
* 蟲兒 / 虫儿 (chóngr)
* 蟲出 / 虫出
* 蟲吃牙 / 虫吃牙
* 蟲媒花 / 虫媒花
* 蟲子 / 虫子 (chóngzi)
* 蟲孔 / 虫孔
* 蟲字旁兒 / 虫字旁儿
* 蟲害 / 虫害 (chónghài)
* 蟲情 / 虫情
* 蟲書 / 虫书
* 蟲沙微類 / 虫沙微类
* 蟲沙猿鶴 / 虫沙猿鹤
* 蟲漆 / 虫漆
* 蟲災 / 虫灾 (chóngzāi)
* 蟲牙 / 虫牙 (chóngyá)
* 蟲癭 / 虫瘿
* 蟲白蠟 / 虫白蜡
* 蟲眼 / 虫眼 (chóngyǎn)
* 蟲篆 / 虫篆 (chóngzhuàn)
* 蟲篆之技 / 虫篆之技
* 蟲膠 / 虫胶 (chóngjiāo)
* 蟲臂鼠肝 / 虫臂鼠肝
* 蟲草 / 虫草 (chóngcǎo)
* 蟯蟲 / 蛲虫 (náochóng)
* 蟲蟲 / 虫虫
* 蟭蟟蟲 / 蟭蟟虫
* 蟲蟲蟻蟻 / 虫虫蚁蚁
* 蟲蟻 / 虫蚁 (chóngyǐ)
* 蟲豸 / 虫豸 (chóngzhì)
* 蟲霜水旱 / 虫霜水旱
* 蟲魚 / 虫鱼
* 蟲鳴水沸 / 虫鸣水沸
* 蠓蟲 / 蠓虫 (měngchóng)
* 蠟蟲 / 蜡虫
* 蠢蟲 / 蠢虫
* 蠹書蟲 / 蠹书虫
* 蠶蟲 / 蚕虫
* 蠹蟲 / 蠹虫 (dùchóng)
* 血吸蟲 / 血吸虫 (xuèxīchóng)
* 血吸蟲病 / 血吸虫病 (xuèxīchóngbìng)
* 誘蟲燈 / 诱虫灯
* 變形蟲 / 变形虫 (biànxíngchóng)
* 豉蟲 / 豉虫
* 象鼻蟲 / 象鼻虫 (xiàngbíchóng)
* 跟頭蟲 / 跟头虫 (gēntouchóng)
* 輪蟲 / 轮虫
* 金花蟲 / 金花虫
* 金蟲 / 金虫
* 鉤蟲 / 钩虫
* 錨蟲 / 锚虫
* 鐘形蟲 / 钟形虫
* 鐵甲蟲 / 铁甲虫
* 鑿船蟲 / 凿船虫
* 長蟲 / 长虫
* 除蟲菊 / 除虫菊
* 雕蟲 / 雕虫
* 雕蟲小技 / 雕虫小技 (diāochóngxiǎojì)
* 雕蟲小藝 / 雕虫小艺
* 雕蟲篆 / 雕虫篆
* 雕蟲篆刻 / 雕虫篆刻
* 雞蟲得失 / 鸡虫得失
* 青蟲 / 青虫 (qīngchóng)
* 鞭毛蟲 / 鞭毛虫 (biānmáochóng)
* 飛蟲 / 飞虫 (fēichóng)
* 食蟲植物 / 食虫植物
* 食蟲虻 / 食虫虻
* 驅蟲劑 / 驱虫剂
* 驅蟲效率 / 驱虫效率
* 魚蟲 / 鱼虫 (yúchóng)
* 鱗蟲 / 鳞虫
* 鳥蟲書 / 鸟虫书
* 鷙蟲 / 鸷虫
* 鹹蟲 / 咸虫
* 黑頭蟲 / 黑头虫
* 鼠肝蟲臂 / 鼠肝虫臂
* 齡蟲 / 龄虫

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhòng (zhong$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhòng
*** Wade–Giles: chung$^4$
*** Yale: jùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq
*** Palladius: чжун (čžun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^6$
*** Yale: juhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ²²/
* Middle Chinese: drjuwngH
Rime :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直衆切 |
| Baxter | drjuwngH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨuŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖiuŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡiuŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖuwŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiuŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭuŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯uŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zung$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'uŋs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 1508 |
| Phonetic component | 蟲 |
| Rime group | 終 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 仲 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'uŋs/ |

#### Definitions

蟲
* (obsolete, of insect) to bite; to eat

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chóng, tóng (chong$^2$, tong$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄊㄨㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cung$^4$ / tung$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chóng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻung$^2$
*** Yale: chúng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorng
*** Palladius: чун (čun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tóng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻung$^2$
*** Yale: túng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torng
*** Palladius: тун (tun)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰʊŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cung$^4$ / tung$^4$
*** Yale: chùhng / tùhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsung$^4$ / tung$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cung$^4$ / tung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/, /tʰʊŋ²¹/
* Middle Chinese: drjuwng
Rime :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直弓切 |
| Baxter | drjuwng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖiuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖuwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭuŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯uŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chóng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cung$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.lruŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'uŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chóng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ drjuwng › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.lruŋ/ |
| English | insect |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1506 |
| Phonetic component | 蟲 |
| Rime group | 終 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蟲 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'uŋ/ |
| Notes | 後省作蟲已見漢簡 |

#### Definitions

蟲
* Alternative form of 爞

#### Compounds

* 蟲蟲 / 虫虫

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03683
* “蟲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 虫 |
| Kyūjitai | 蟲 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 虫)
* Kyūjitai form of 虫: insect, bug

#### Readings

* Go-on: じゅう (jū)
* Kan-on: ちゅう (chū)
* Kun: むし (mushi, 蟲)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蟲 (MC drjuwng).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 뜌ᇰ (Yale: ttyùng) | 뜌ᇰ (Yale: ttyùng) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 벌에〮 (Yale: pèlGéy) | 튜ᇰ (Yale: thyùng) |

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʰuŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [충]

### Hanja

Wikisource 蟲 (eumhun 벌레 충 (beolle chung))
* hanja form of 충 (“insect; bug”)

#### Compounds

* 간충 (肝蟲, ganchung)
* 갑충 (甲蟲, gapchung)
* 곤충 (昆蟲, gonchung)
* 구충 (驅蟲, guchung)
* 기생충 (寄生蟲, gisaengchung)
* 방충 (防蟲, bangchung)
* 병충 (病蟲, byeongchung)
* 살충 (殺蟲, salchung)
* 성충 (成蟲, seongchung)
* 식충 (食蟲, sikchung)
* 엽충 (葉蟲, yeopchung)
* 유충 (幼蟲, yuchung)
* 익충 (益蟲, ikchung)
* 충치 (蟲豸, chungchi)
* 충치 (蟲齒, chungchi)
* 파충류 (爬蟲類, pachungnyu)
* 편충 (鞭蟲, pyeonchung)
* 해충 (害蟲, haechung)
* 회충 (蛔蟲, hoechung)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

蟲: Hán Nôm readings: trùng, sùng
* chữ Hán form of trùng (“insect; microbe, germ”).

#### Compounds

* 去蟲 (khử trùng)
* 寄生蟲 (kí sinh trùng)
* 幼蟲 (ấu trùng)
* 微蟲 (vi trùng)
* 截蟲 (tiệt trùng)
* 昆蟲 (côn trùng)
* 染蟲 (nhiễm trùng)
* 殺蟲 (sát trùng)
* 精蟲 (tinh trùng)