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Character · Bound

earthworm (used in 曲蟮)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
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earthworm (only used in the compound 曲蟮/蛐蟮)

This character does not occur independently; it only appears in compounds referring to earthworms, particularly in northern Chinese dialects.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
 ，
tián田
lǐ里
chū出
xiàn现
le了
xǔ许
duō多
qū曲
shàn蟮
 。

After the rain, many earthworms appeared in the fields.

Yú
fūf
yòngi
qūs
shành
zuòe
ěrr
liàom
 e
 n
 
 u
 s
 e
 
 蛐
 蟮
 
 a
 s
 
 b
 a
 i
 t
 .

Fishermen use earthworms as bait.

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Qū曲
shàn蟮
zài在
tǔ土
lǐ里
zuān钻
lái来
zuān钻
qù去
 ，
shū疏
sōng松
tǔ土
rǎng壤
 。

Earthworms burrow through the soil, loosening it.