虫

See also: 蟲 and 䖝
虫 U+866B, 虫
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-866B
← 虪
[U+866A] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 虬 →
[U+866C]
⾍ U+2F8D, ⾍
KANGXI RADICAL INSECT
← ⾌
[U+2F8C] 		Kangxi Radicals ⾎ →
[U+2F8E]

Translingual
Stroke order

Han character

虫 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 中一戈 (LMI), four-corner 50136, composition ⿱中⿰㇀丶)

  1. Kangxi radical #142, ⾍.

Derived characters

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1076, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32804
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2833, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+866B

Chinese

Glyph origin
A venomous snake, from which this character originated.
Historical forms of the character 虫
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series (兀) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
虺 *hŋuːl, *hŋruːl, *hŋlulʔ
豗 *hŋuːl
鼿 *hŋuːl, *ŋuːd
虫 *hŋlulʔ
髡 *ŋ̊ʰuːn
軏 *ŋod, *ŋuːd
扤 *ŋod, *ŋuːd
兀 *ŋuːd
杌 *ŋuːd
屼 *ŋuːd
矹 *ŋluːd

Pictogram (象形) : a snake.

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

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 虫 – see 蟲 (“bug; insect; worm; creature, animal; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 蟲).
Notes:

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 虫 – see 虺 (“venomous snake; snake; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 虺).

Japanese

Shinjitai

 虫

Kyūjitai

 蟲

Kanji
虫

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蟲)

  1. insect, bug
  2. generic name for animals

Readings

As shinjitai form of 蟲:

As the ancient form of 虺:

Compounds
Compounds

Etymology
Kanji in this term
虫
むし
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
蟲 (kyūjitai)

/musi/ → /muɕi/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *mosi.

Pronunciation

Noun

虫(むし) or 虫(ムシ) • (mushi) 

  1. a bug, insect, worm
    Synonym: 昆虫 (konchū)
  2. a serpent, snake
    Synonym: 蛇 (hebi)
    獅(し)子(し)身(しん)中(ちゅう)の虫(むし)
    shishi shinchū no mushi
    a serpent in a lion
  3. (figurative) a worm (person living for only one thing)
    本(ほん)の虫(むし)
    hon no mushi
    a bookworm
  4. (derogatory) a worm (despicable person)
    泣(な)き虫(むし)
    nakimushi
    a sobbing worm; a blubberer
  5. a temperament (thought which is in the deep in mind) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    癇(かん)の虫(むし)
    kan no mushi
    a choleric temperament
  6. (archaic) a male lover
    Synonyms: 愛人 (aijin), 情夫 (jōfu), 隠し男 (kakushi-otoko)

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 蟲 (MC drjuwng).

Hanja

Wikisource 虫 (eumhun 벌레 충 (beolle chung))

  1. Alternative form of 蟲 (“Hanja form? of 충 (“insect; bug”).”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 虫 (MC xjw+jX).

Hanja

虫 (eumhun 벌레 훼 (beolle hwe))

  1. Alternative form of 虺 (“Hanja form? of 훼 (“type of poisonous snake”).”)

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

虫: Hán Việt readings: trùng (持(trì)中(trung)切(thiết))[1][2][3][4][5]
虫: Nôm readings: tròng[1][2], trùng[1][2], chòng[1], chùng[3]

  1. chữ Hán form of trùng (“Kangxi radical 142”).

References
  1. Nguyễn (2014).
  2. Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  3. Trần (2004).
  4. Bonet (1899).
  5. Génibrel (1898).
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