蠹 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

蠹 English definition

  • insect that eats into books, clothing etc
  • moth-eaten
  • worm-eaten

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : used in location words (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里[li3];
  • : to envy (success, talent); jealous;
  • : to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences;
  • : birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict;
  • : to cross; to pass through; to ferry;
  • : belly; abdomen; stomach
  • : -plated; to plate;