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蝔

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 15

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiē
Cantonese: gaai1

Dictionary definitions

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】 蝔
【唐韻】古諧切【集韻】居諧切，𠀤音皆。【類篇】蟲名，猥狗也。淮南呼爲雨母。【廣韻】《淮南子》曰：蝔知雨至。蝔蟲大如筆管，長三寸，代謂之猥狗，知天雨，則於草木下藏其身。　又戸皆切，音諧。義同。