yín

technical

Meaning of

蟫 means bookworm; silverfish (an insect that eats books and paper). Pronounced yín.

  • bookworm; silverfish (an insect that eats books and paper)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes18
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
chóng
zi
jiào
yín
 
zhuān
mén
chī
shū
 

This insect is called yin; it specializes in eating books.

zhōng
yào
fáng
yín
chóng
zhù
shí
 

Ancient books must be protected from damage by silverfish.

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ tiáo