蛐

qū
曲 + 虫

Definitions

qū used in 蛐蛐[qū qu]; used in 蛐蟮[qū shan]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 曲 represents the sound.

Semantic: 虫 Phonetic: 曲

About

蛐 is a phono-semantic compound: the insect radical 虫 places it among bugs and crawling creatures, while 曲 (qū) supplies the pronunciation. The character refers to crickets and appears almost exclusively in the colloquial reduplicated word 蛐蛐. 曲 also means "song" or "tune", hinting at the cricket's musical chirping.

Example Sentences Hide

我听到蛐蛐叫。

Wǒ tīng dào qū qū jiào.

I hear the crickets chirping.

夜晚有蛐蛐声。

Yè wǎn yǒu qū qū shēng.

There is the sound of crickets at night.

蛐蛐在草里跳。

Qū qū zài cǎo lǐ tiào.

The crickets are jumping in the grass.

孩子喜欢捉蛐蛐。

Háizi xǐhuān zhuō qū qū.

Children like to catch crickets.

夏天蛐蛐叫得欢。

Xiàtiān qū qū jiào de huān.

In summer, crickets chirp merrily.

蛐蛐的叫声很悦耳。

Qū qū de jiào shēng hěn yuè'ěr.

The chirping of crickets is very pleasant to the ear.

我在花园里发现了一只蛐蛐。

Wǒ zài huāyuán lǐ fāxiànle yī zhī qū qū.

I found a cricket in the garden.

蛐蛐的鸣叫象征着秋天的到来。

Qū qū de míngjiào xiàngzhēngzhe qiūtiān de dàolái.

The chirping of crickets symbolizes the arrival of autumn.

Related Characters

Component: 曲

曲 曹 農 麯 豊 粬

Component: 虫

虽 独 触 融 虫 蛋 蛇 蜂 蜜 蛮 虹 蝶 螺 蚁

Example Words

蛐蛐 蛐蛐儿