Worm in Chinese (Mandarin): 蚯蚓 (qiūyǐn)

蚯蚓
qiūyǐn
worm
- Simplified
- 蚯蚓
- Traditional
- 蚯蚓
- Pinyin
- qiūyǐn
- Typed as
- qiuyin
Use it in a sentence
蚯蚓住在土里。
蚯蚓住在土裡。
The worm lives in the soil.
The characters in 蚯蚓
蚯
Part of the word for earthworm. 虫 (bug) is on the left.
11 strokes
蚓
Part of the word for earthworm. 虫 (bug) is on the left.
10 strokes
Earthworms are good for gardens: they loosen the soil, 松土 (sōng tǔ).
More examples with 蚯蚓
下雨后蚯蚓出来了。
下雨後蚯蚓出來了。
Xià yǔ hòu qiūyǐn chūlai le.
Worms came out after the rain.
小鸟吃蚯蚓。
小鳥吃蚯蚓。
Xiǎoniǎo chī qiūyǐn.
Little birds eat worms.
How to write 蚯蚓 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
蚯 11 strokes
蚓 10 strokes
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