TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
蟲
蟲 ＝ 虫 ＋ 虫
ㄔㄨㄥˊ · chóng
noun — insect; worm; bug
字源 FORM — what the parts do
虫義one insect — a small legged creature
虫義a second, then a third — many of them
One insect (虫) tripled — the swarm written three times over. The single 虫 is one bug; stacked three, every crawling thing: 昆蟲、害蟲.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻蟲（虫）變兩隻、變三隻，地上爬滿——蟲。
One insect (虫) becomes two, then three; the ground crawls with them — 蟲.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)蟲子— insect, bug常用
→昆蟲、害蟲— insects; pests常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
虫huǐthe single unit — 虫 is one bug, 蟲 stacks it threefold for the swarm