cǎo​chóng

grass-dwelling insects

Senses

草虫/ 草蟲 cǎo​chóng grass-dwelling insects

General term for insects that live among grasses, such as grasshoppers, crickets, and mantises

草虫/ 草蟲 cǎo​chóng grass-and-insect painting

A genre of traditional Chinese painting that focuses on flowers, grasses, and insects as its primary subjects

草虫/ 草蟲 cǎo​chóng katydid

(bound form) An insect with a green or brownish body and long antennae, known for making a sound similar to a weaving machine; also known as the weaver girl or 纺织娘 fǎng​zhī​niáng

草虫/ 草蟲 cǎo​chóng Cao Chong

The title of a poem in the Odes of Shao (召南 shào​nán) section of the 诗经 shī​jīng (Classic of Poetry), traditionally interpreted as describing a wife longing for her husband who is away on official service

References

classifier 草虫/草蟲 条/條
classifier 草虫/草蟲 幅/幅
same_as 草虫/草蟲 草螽/草螽
same_as 草虫/草蟲 纺织娘/紡織娘
variant 纺织娘/紡織娘 草虫/草蟲
same_as 草螽/草螽 草虫/草蟲
same_as 织布娘/織布娘 草虫/草蟲