Usage of the character 蟲

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
CL:條／条 (tiáo),隻／只 (zhī)
(fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

páchóng

爬虫

[爬蟲]

reptile
(Internet) web crawler

kūnchóng

昆虫

[昆蟲]

insect
CL:隻／只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)

chòuchóng

臭虫

[臭蟲]

bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
tick

chónglèi

虫类

[蟲類]

insects

fēichóng

飞虫

[飛蟲]

flying insect
winged insect

chángchong

长虫

[長蟲]

(coll.) snake

dúchóng

毒虫

[毒蟲]

poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake
(slang) junkie

huíchóng

蛔虫

[蛔蟲]

roundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite
(fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking; a mind reader

bìngchóng

病虫

[病蟲]

plant diseases and insect pests

zhéchóng

蛰虫

[蟄蟲]

dormant insect

qūchóng

驱虫

[驅蟲]

to repel insects; to deworm

yuánchóng

蚖虫

[蚖蟲]

Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)

cháochóng

潮虫

[潮蟲]

woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda)
a.k.a. roly-poly, pill bug, sow bug etc

huángchóng

蝗虫

[蝗蟲]

locust

chóngzāi

虫灾

[蟲災]

insect damage
destruction of crops by pest insects

dǎchóng

打虫

[打蟲]

to swat an insect
to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs

jiǎchóng

甲虫

[甲蟲]

beetle

chónglà

虫蜡

[蟲蠟]

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

shūchóng

书虫

[書蟲]

bookworm

chóngzi

虫子

[蟲子]

insect
bug
worm
CL:條／条 (tiáo),隻／只 (zhī)

niánchóng

粘虫

[粘蟲]

army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)

zhàchóng

蚱虫

[蚱蟲]

grasshopper

hàichóng

害虫

[害蟲]

injurious insect
pest

chóngdòng

虫洞

[蟲洞]

(physics) wormhole

chóngyá

虫牙

[蟲牙]

caries
rotten tooth (colloquial)
see also 齲齒／龋齿 (qǔchǐ)

yòuchóng

幼虫

[幼蟲]

larva

qūchóng

蛆虫

[蛆蟲]

maggot

xīchóng

吸虫

[吸蟲]

trematoda
fluke
trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans

náochóng

蛲虫

[蟯蟲]

parasitic worm
human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)

shāchóng

杀虫

[殺蟲]

insecticide

zhìchóng

稚虫

[稚蟲]

naiad
larva
developmental stage of insect

yáchóng

蚜虫

[蚜蟲]

greenfly (Aphis spp.)
aphid

chónghài

虫害

[蟲害]

insect pest
damage from insects

biǎnchóng

扁虫

[扁蟲]

flatworm

nánchóng

男虫

[男蟲]

swindler
conman

chóngcǎo

虫草

[蟲草]

see 冬蟲夏草／冬虫夏草 (dongchong-xiācāo)

yúchóng

鱼虫

[魚蟲]

water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)

máochóng

毛虫

[毛蟲]

caterpillar

làchóng

蜡虫

[蠟蟲]

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

tāochóng

绦虫

[絛蟲]

tapeworm

wénchóng

蚊虫

[蚊蟲]

mosquito

míngchóng

螟虫

[螟蟲]

boring insect
snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

wǎngchóng

网虫

[網蟲]

Internet addict

zhùchóng

蛀虫

[蛀蟲]

insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc
fig. vermin

niánchóng

黏虫

[黏蟲]

armyworm (Mythimna separata)

biānchóng

鞭虫

[鞭蟲]

whipworm

chéngchóng

成虫

[成蟲]

imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)

gōngchóng

弓虫

[弓蟲]

Toxoplasma gondii

rúchóng

蠕虫

[蠕蟲]

worm

ruòchóng

若虫

[若蟲]

(entomology) nymph

chóngjiāo

虫胶

[蟲膠]

shellac

lǎnchóng

懒虫

[懶蟲]

(coll.) lazybones

dàchóng

大虫

[大蟲]

tiger

shāchóng

沙虫

[沙蟲]

sandworm

xiàngchóng

象虫

[象蟲]

weevil; snout beetle

mǐchóng

米虫

[米蟲]

rice weevil
(fig.) sponger
parasite

chóngr

虫儿

[蟲兒]

see 蟲子／虫子 (chóngzi)

hòuchóng

候虫

[候蟲]

seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)

yínchóng

淫虫

[淫蟲]

sex maniac

yìchóng

益虫

[益蟲]

beneficial insect

piáochóng

瓢虫

[瓢蟲]

ladybug
ladybird

yǎnchóng

眼虫

[眼蟲]

Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)

yuánchóng

原虫

[原蟲]

protozoan

chóngzhù

虫蛀

[蟲蛀]

damaged by moths or worms

chóngzhì

虫豸

[蟲豸]

insect or insect-like small creature (literary)
base person (used as a curse word)

xiànchóng

线虫

[線蟲]

nematode

dùchóng

蠹虫

[蠹蟲]

moth
harmful person
vermin

jīngchóng

精虫

[精蟲]

spermatozoon
spermatozoa

mǎnchóng

螨虫

[蟎蟲]

mite (zoology)

qiúchóng

球虫

[球蟲]

coccidia (biology)

dīchóngbìng

滴虫病

[滴蟲病]

trichomoniasis (medicine)

yínghuǒchóng

萤火虫

[螢火蟲]

firefly
glowworm
lightning bug

hónglíngchóng

红铃虫

[紅鈴蟲]

pink bollworm
Pectinophora gassypiella

gēntouchóng

跟头虫

[跟頭蟲]

wriggler
mosquito larva

bǔchóngyè

捕虫叶

[捕蟲葉]

insect-catching leaf

zuānxīnchóng

钻心虫

[鑽心蟲]

boring insect
snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

jìshēngchóng

寄生虫

[寄生蟲]

parasite (biology)
(fig.) freeloader

niǎochóngshū

鸟虫书

[鳥蟲書]

bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書／篆书 (zhuànshū), but with characters decorated as birds and insects

sīpánchóng

丝盘虫

[絲盤蟲]

Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)

sānyèchóng

三叶虫

[三葉蟲]

trilobite

yìngshēngchóng

应声虫

[應聲蟲]

yes-man
opinionless person

qiānzúchóng

千足虫

[千足蟲]

millipede

shāchóngjì

杀虫剂

[殺蟲劑]

insecticide
pesticide

díbǎichóng

敌百虫

[敵百蟲]

trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide
also called dipterex

chóngziyá

虫子牙

[蟲子牙]

see 蟲牙／虫牙 (chóngyá)

hútuchóng

糊涂虫

[糊塗蟲]

blunderer
bungler

bítìchóng

鼻涕虫

[鼻涕蟲]

a slug
sb with a runny nose

fàngpìchóng

放屁虫

[放屁蟲]

stinkbug

nüèyuánchóng

疟原虫

[瘧原蟲]

plasmodium (malaria parasite)

yǎnchóngzǎo

眼虫藻

[眼蟲藻]

euglena (biology)

mièchóngnìng

灭虫宁

[滅蟲寧]

bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine

gēnpìchóng

跟屁虫

[跟屁蟲]

lit. bum beetle
sb who tags along
shadow
sycophant

xiàngbíchóng

象鼻虫

[象鼻蟲]

weevil
snout beetle

miànbāochóng

面包虫

[麵包蟲]

mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)

bǎizúchóng

百足虫

[百足蟲]

centipede

Shíchóngmù

食虫目

[食蟲目]

Insectivora

bìngchónghài

病虫害

[病蟲害]

plant diseases and insect pests

máomaochóng

毛毛虫

[毛毛蟲]

caterpillar

kēshuìchóng

瞌睡虫

[瞌睡蟲]

mythological insect that makes people doze off
(fig.) drowsiness
(coll.) person who loves sleeping
sleepaholic

xīchónggāng

吸虫纲

[吸蟲綱]

Class Trematoda
fluke
trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans

gōngxíngchóng

弓形虫

[弓形蟲]

Toxoplasma gondii

chóngbáilà

虫白蜡

[蟲白蠟]

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

qiāoxíngchóng

锹形虫

[鍬形蟲]

stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)

jiǎqiàochóng

甲壳虫

[甲殼蟲]

beetle

biāoběnchóng

标本虫

[標本蟲]

spider beetle

hàirénchóng

害人虫

[害人蟲]

pest
evildoer

kūnchóngxué

昆虫学

[昆蟲學]

entomology

yǒukǒngchóng

有孔虫

[有孔蟲]

foraminifera

zhuīchóngbìng

锥虫病

[錐蟲病]

trypanosomiasis

chòupìchóng

臭屁虫

[臭屁蟲]

stinkbug

bùxíngchóng

步行虫

[步行蟲]

ground beetle

yānzhīchóng

胭脂虫

[胭脂蟲]

cochineal insect

xiǎomáochóng

小毛虫

[小毛蟲]

slug

huíchóngbìng

蛔虫病

[蛔蟲病]

ascariasis, infection caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides

Jiǎdìchóng

贾第虫

[賈第蟲]

Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

shāchóngyào

杀虫药

[殺蟲藥]

insecticide

Jiǎchóngchē

甲虫车

[甲蟲車]

Volkswagen Beetle

náochóngbìng

蛲虫病

[蟯蟲病]

enterobiasis

fàngshèchóng

放射虫

[放射蟲]

radiolarian (single-celled animal)

páchónglèi

爬虫类

[爬蟲類]

reptiles
also written 爬行類／爬行类

gānxīchóng

肝吸虫

[肝吸蟲]

liver fluke

hútuchóng

胡涂虫

[胡塗蟲]

blunderer
bungler
also written 糊塗蟲／糊涂虫

gōngjiāngchóng

弓浆虫

[弓漿蟲]

Toxoplasma gondii

xuèxīchóng

血吸虫

[血吸蟲]

schistosoma

biànxíngchóng

变形虫

[變形蟲]

amoeba

huángfěnchóng

黄粉虫

[黃粉蟲]

mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)

kěliánchóng

可怜虫

[可憐蟲]

pitiful creature
wretch

Jiǎqiàochóng

甲壳虫

[甲殼蟲]

the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)

yàngchóngbìng

恙虫病

[恙蟲病]

Scrub typhus
Tsutsugamushi disease
Mite-borne typhus fever

jiǔxiāngchóng

九香虫

[九香蟲]

brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)

yǐnchìchóng

隐翅虫

[隱翅蟲]

rove beetle

shuìmiánchóng

睡眠虫

[睡眠蟲]

trypanosome

tāochónggāng

绦虫纲

[絛蟲綱]

Cestoda (an order of flatworms)

mǎhuíchóng

马蛔虫

[馬蛔蟲]

horse roundworm
parascaris equorum

wōchónggāng

涡虫纲

[渦蟲綱]

Turbellaria (an order of flatworms)

báilàchóng

白蜡虫

[白蠟蟲]

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

Jiǎdìchóngshǔ

贾第虫属

[賈第蟲屬]

Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

pánwěisīchóng

蟠尾丝虫

[蟠尾絲蟲]

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

diāochóngzhuànkè

雕虫篆刻

[雕蟲篆刻]

literary trifles
minor skill

dōngchóng-xiàcǎo

冬虫夏草

[冬蟲夏草]

caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)

guǎnyuánxiànchóng

管圆线虫

[管圓線蟲]