蝗(huáng)

15 strokes

locust

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Character information

Pinyin
huáng
Meaning
locust
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蝗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫皇

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 皇 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

虫chóng皇huáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蝗 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蝗

Common words using 蝗 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shā沙huáng蝗

desert locust

Open 沙蝗 page →
huáng蝗zāi灾

plague of locusts

Open 蝗灾 page →
huáng蝗kē科

Acridoidea (family containing grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)

Open 蝗科 page →
huáng蝗chóng虫

locust

Open 蝗虫 page →

Related characters

From 蝗’s common words

沙灾科虫

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