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How do you say "insect" in Chinese?
昆虫
kūn chóng
In Chinese, "insect" is 昆虫.
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Pronunciation
Kūn (high flat tone) chóng (high rising tone). Say 'kwun' steady and high, then let 'chung' rise up like a question.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 昆 (kūn) has 8 strokes with no obvious radical. 虫 (chóng, insect) has 6 strokes and is the insect radical itself.
Example sentence
昆虫很小。
Insects are small.
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How to remember 昆虫
The second character 虫 is the literal insect radical. Kūn is a prefix that emphasizes the insect category.
Related words
- barrel 桶 tǒng
- bone 骨头 gǔ tou
- orca 虎鲸 hǔ jīng
- pelican 鹈鹕 tí hú
- prawn 虾 xiā
- seashell 贝壳 bèi ké
- squid 鱿鱼 yóu yú
- tuna 金枪鱼 jīn qiāng yú
- turtle 乌龟 wū guī
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Questions about 昆虫
How do you say "insect" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "insect" is 昆虫. It is a noun.
How is 昆虫 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 昆 (kūn) has 8 strokes with no obvious radical. 虫 (chóng, insect) has 6 strokes and is the insect radical itself.
How is 昆虫 used in a sentence?
Use 昆虫 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 昆虫很小。 (Insects are small.).
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