蠹

dù

insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han
  2. 蠹RegularToday

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

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  1. insect that eats into books, clothing etc
  2. moth-eaten
  3. worm-eaten

Words with 蠹

  • 国蠹guódùtraitor
  • 小蠹xiǎodùbark beetle (zoology)
  • 书蠹shūdùbookworm (literal and figurative)
  • 蠹鱼dùyúsilverfish
  • 蠹政dùzhèngparasitic government
  • 蠹虫dùchóngmoth
  • 蠹害dùhàito harm
  • 蠹简dùjiǎnold worm-eaten books
  • 巨蠹jùdùpublic enemy number one
  • 禄蠹lùdùsinecurist
  • 蠹弊dùbìmalpractice
  • 蠹吏dùlìcorrupt officials

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