蟲篆

虫篆
chóngzhuàn

wriggly form of written characters (found on ancient bronzes, etc.)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 蟲 chóng
  1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

classifiers: 條, 隻
=1 蟲 zhòng
  1. (obsolete, of insect) to bite; to eat
  2. to bite; to eat
2 篆 zhuàn
  1. seal (of office)
  2. seal script (a calligraphic style)
  3. the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
  4. writing in seal script

Containing this entry

雕蟲篆刻 diāochóngzhuànkè
  1. literary trifles
  2. minor skill
鳥蟲篆 niǎochóngzhuàn