蝗 meaning and stroke order
Locust
How to write 蝗, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 蝗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- locust
How 蝗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.
虫 gives the meaning and 皇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蝗
蝗 combines the insect radical 虫 with 皇 (huáng, emperor), which gives the sound. Picture a swarm of insects acting like an emperor, ruling over the fields and eating everything.
蝗 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It is almost always used in the word 蝗虫 (huángchóng), meaning locust. Example: 蝗虫吃光了庄稼。(Huángchóng chī guāng le zhuāngjia.) The locusts ate up all the crops.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 煌 (huáng, bright) or 惶 (huáng, afraid) because they share the same sound and the phonetic part 皇. Only 蝗 has the insect radical 虫 on the left, so look for 虫 when the meaning is about bugs.
Common words with 蝗
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蝗虫 | huángchóng | locust |
蝗 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蝗
How many strokes are in 蝗?
蝗 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蝗 mean?
蝗 (huáng) means locust. A common word with it is 蝗虫 (huángchóng), meaning "locust".
How do you pronounce 蝗?
蝗 is pronounced huáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蝗?
The radical of 蝗 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蝗 under this radical.
Is 蝗虫 the same as a grasshopper?
Not exactly. 蝗虫 usually means locust, the kind that swarms and destroys crops. A common grasshopper is often called 蚂蚱 (màzha) in everyday speech, though people sometimes use the words loosely.
What is a locust plague called in Chinese?
A locust plague is 蝗灾 (huángzāi), with 灾 (zāi) meaning disaster. You will see this word in news reports and history texts about crop damage.