虫草

Traditional form:

蟲草

Pinyin (reading):

chóngcǎo

Definitions:

• see 冬蟲夏草／冬虫夏草 (dongchong-xiācāo)

Characters:

• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch

Traditional characters:

• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch