蠹
dù
Pinyin

Definition

蠹
 - 
dù
  1. insect that eats into books, clothing etc
  2. moth-eaten
  3. worm-eaten

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
蠹鱼
dù yú
  1. 1 silverfish
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]

Idioms (4)

户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay
蠹国害民
dù guó hài mín
  1. 1 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
蠹众木折
dù zhòng mù zhé
  1. 1 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

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