虼
- Radical
- 虫
- Strokes
- 9
- Residual strokes
- 3
Mandarin
gè
Teochew
Glyph
- Radical
- 虫
- Residual strokes
- 3 strokes
- Strokes
- 9 strokes
- Mandarin
- gè
Definitions by reading
ga1
文
Mandarin equivalent gè
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng
ga1文
Chaoyang
ga1文
Chenghai
ga1文
Jieyang
ga1文
Raoping
ga1文
Shantou
ga1文
gè 昆虫名。体小侧扁，赤褐色，善跳跃。通称“跳蚤”或“虼蚤”（gè zǎo）[ga1 zao2]。寄生于人、畜身上，吸食血液，能传播鼠疫、斑疹伤寒等疾病：～蚤性（比喻暴跳的脾气） | ～蚤脸儿——好大面皮（虼蚤的脸很小，喻人微言轻，没面子）。
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English meaning
a flea; species of beetle