蟥

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 17

Pronunciation

Pinyin: huáng
Cantonese: wong4

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: leech

CE-Dict: horse-leech

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a horseleech

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《虫部》蟥𧑐蟥也。从虫黃聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】蟥
【唐韻】【集韻】𠀤胡光切，音黃。【爾雅·釋蟲】蛂，蟥蛢。【註】甲蟲。　又【說文】𧑐蟥也。　又【篇海】馬蟥，水蛭。互詳蛂字註。

CF-Dict: Hirudinea