螟

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: míng
Cantonese: ming4
JapaneseKun: ZUIMUSHI
JapaneseOn: MEI MYOU BEI
Korean: MYENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: kind of caterpillar, larva

CE-Dict: boring insect/snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a snout moth's larva

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《虫部》螟蟲食穀葉者。吏冥冥犯法卽生螟。从虫从冥，冥亦聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】螟
【唐韻】莫經切【集韻】【韻會】忙經切，𠀤音冥。【玉篇】食苗心蟲也。【說文】吏冥冥犯法卽生螟。【詩·小雅】去其螟螣，及其蟊賊。【疏】李巡云：言其姦，冥冥難知也。陸璣云：螟似虸蚄而頭不赤。【春秋·隱五年】螟。【前漢·武帝紀】元光五年八月，螟。互詳螣字註。　又焦螟。【列子·湯問篇】江浦之閒生麼蟲，其名曰焦螟，羣飛而集于蚊睫。　又螟蛉。詳蛉字註。
考證：〔【詩·小雅】去其螟螣……【疏】陸璣云：螟似虸蚄。〕　謹照原文虸改虸。〔【列子·殷湯篇】〕　謹照原書改湯問篇。

CF-Dict: charançon