虫

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/虫

Glyph origin



 * a snake.

The character originally represented a type of venomous snake, while the derivative represented worms and insects (or insect-like things). 虫 was later borrowed for (possibly via simplification), and the character  was created to represent the original meaning.

Kanji

 * 1) insect, bug
 * 2) generic name for animals

Readings
As shinjitai form of :

As the ancient form of :

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) a bug, insect, worm
 * 2) a serpent, snake
 * 3)  a worm
 * 4)  a worm
 * 5) a temperament
 * 6)  a male lover
 * 1)  a worm
 * 2) a temperament
 * 3)  a male lover
 * 1) a temperament
 * 2)  a male lover
 * 1)  a male lover

Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
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