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蛄 Stroke Order — How to Write 蛄

Stroke Order

蛄 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

蛄 Radical and Character Components

Components:虫古

蛄 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 古 indicates the sound.

Radical: 虫 + 5 more strokes

蛄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gū

Meanings of 蛄 in Chinese

1

gū蛄

Gū (蛄) is used in the compound 蝼蛄 (lóugū), which refers to a mole cricket.
菜地里有几只蝼蛄在打洞。
There are a few mole crickets burrowing in the vegetable patch.
Refers to '蟪蛄' (huìgū), a type of cicada. It is typically found in this compound word.
夏日午后,蟪蛄的鸣叫声此起彼伏
On summer afternoons, the chirping of cicadas rose and fell incessantly.

Words with 蛄

  • lóu蝼gū蛄mole cricket
  • huì蟪gū蛄cicada, evening cicada
  • lá喇lá喇gǔ蛄mole cricket

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Questions about 蛄

What does 蛄 mean in Chinese?

蛄 (gū) means “Refers to '蟪蛄' (huìgū)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蛄?

蛄 is pronounced gū in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蛄 have?

蛄 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 蛄?

蛄 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蛄?

The radical of 蛄 is 虫, and 蛄 is a phono-semantic compound.

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