捕蟲葉

简 捕虫叶 · 繁 捕蟲葉
Mandarin · pinyin bǔ chóng yè

Meanings

  1. insect-catching leaf
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Characters in this entry

捕
bǔ · arrest, catch, seize
蟲
chóng · worms; insects
葉
yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
虫
chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
叶
yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
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3–2–4 · bu3 chong2 ye4

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bou6 cung4 jip6

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