yín

蟫

Character · Noun

bookworm; silverfish

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

noun

literary

Literary or technical term referring to the insect Lepisma saccharina, commonly known as silverfish or bookworm.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

chóng虫

zi子

jiào叫

yín蟫

，

zhuān专

mén门

chī吃

shū书

。

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

Gǔ古

jí籍

zhōng中

yào要

fáng防

yín蟫

chóng虫

zhù蛀

shí蚀

。

Ancient books must be protected from damage by silverfish.