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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蠹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蠹 dù - insect that eats into books, clothing etc
- moth-eaten
- worm-eaten

List Ranking for: 蠹

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 53,637 21,201 30,031

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 橐 ⿰ 虫 虫

Radical:

虫

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

橐

Semantic:

虫

Hint:

Insect

Other Words Containing 蠹

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
蠹 - - 53,637 21,201 30,031
蠹虫 - - 67,927 - 118,717