Memory phrase for the character: 蝗
蝗
Meaning
locust, grasshopper Pronunciation huáng Explanation Left: insect 虫, right: emperor 皇 (= The emphasized ノ [thus special] sun 日 above the king 王)
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Among the insects is the emperor: the locust! Radicals
虫
insect The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
白
white In strong sunshine, you are blinded by the brightness. Such that: The rays 丶 of the sun 日 make it: white.
皇
emperor The emphasized ノ (thus special) sun 日 above the king 王.
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蝗虫 huáng chóng
locust
飞蝗 fēi huáng
flying locusts
蝗科 huáng kē
Acridoidea (family containing grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
蝗科 huáng kē
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