蟊(máo)

17 strokes

Spanish fly

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Character information

Pinyin
máo
Meaning
Spanish fly; grain-eating grub
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蟊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱矛⿰虫虫

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

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

Made of

矛máo虫chóng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 蟊 step by step

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

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Words with 蟊

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

máo蟊zéi贼

insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person…

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Related characters

From 蟊’s common words

贼

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