zhù蛀
蛀
common
noun
verb
Meaning of 蛀
蛀 means woodboring insect; worm that eats wood; to bore; to gnaw through; to eat away. Pronounced zhù.
- woodboring insect; worm that eats wood
- to bore; to gnaw through; to eat away
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes12
Components
虫
主
Stroke Order
蛀
Definitions & Examples
Yī衣
guì柜
lǐ里
de的
zhù蛀
chóng虫
bǎ把
máo毛
yī衣
yǎo咬
huài坏
le了
。
The woodworms in the wardrobe chewed through the sweater.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhù蛀
chóng虫
zhuān专
mén门
kěn啃
shí食
yìng硬
mù木
jiā家
jù具
。
This type of woodboring beetle specializes in eating hardwood furniture.
Gǔ古
jí籍
shū书
kù库
yào要
dìng定
qī期
chú除
zhù蛀
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
shū书
yè页
bèi被
zhù蛀
chóng虫
pò破
huài坏
。
Ancient book repositories need regular pest control to prevent book pages from being damaged by woodworms.
Zhè这
pī批
dà大
mǐ米
shēng生
le了
zhù蛀
chóng虫
，
bù不
néng能
zài再
shí食
yòng用
le了
。
This batch of rice has woodworms and can no longer be eaten.
Yuán园
lín林
gōng工
rén人
huì会
gěi给
shù树
mù木
pēn喷
sǎ洒
yào药
jì剂
shā杀
sǐ死
zhù蛀
chóng虫
。
Garden workers will spray trees with pesticides to kill woodboring insects.