虫 Exterminator vs. Beekeeper

wén

mosquito
虫 + 文wén
insect + gentleman farmer

insect most hated by gentleman farmers

tíng

dragonfly (back end)
虫 + 廷tíng
insect + royal court

insect of the royal court

honey
宀 + 必bì + 虫
house + certainly/cross my heart + insect

They have a bee house, cross my heart, full of insects that make honey.

fēng

bee
虫 + 夆féng
insect + briars

insects among the rose briars are bees

xiè

crab (back end)
解jiě + 虫
untie + insect

Untie the crab's string to let it go.

frog
虫 + 圭
insect + bricks

frog prince on a brick wall catching insects

ant (front end)
虫 + 马mǎ
insect + horse

ants are the work horses of insects

bat [n.]
虫 + 畐fú
insect + rich man

bats eat insects and symbolize wealth

*exterminator
丿 + 虫 + 冂
slash + insect + hood

exterminator slashes out insects, protects himself with a hood

*beekeeper
虫 + 田 + 冂
insect + field + hood

beekeeper cares for insects in the field, protected by a hood

xiā

shrimp
虫 + 下xià
insect + below

insect that lives below the ocean surface

butterfly (front end)
虫 + 胡hú
insect + goatee

butterfly has a goatee on his front end

dié

butterfly (back end)
虫 + 枼yè
insect + family tree

insects on a family tree showing how butterflies are related

qīng

dragonfly (front end)
虫 + 青qīng
insect + green-blue

páng

crab (front end)
虫 + 旁páng
insect + side

dīng

sting [v.]
口 + 丁dīng
mouth + nail

some insects bite and others poke

encounter
禺yú + 辶
beekeeper + road

Encountering a Beekeeper: Human kindness can still be found. A family, who is headed west, encounters a beekeeper on the road and enjoys a sticky treat. (1930's On the Road)

zhū

spider (back end)
虫 + 朱zhū
insect + vermilion

insect-like thing with a vermilion dot on its back

biān

bat (front end)
虫 + 扁biǎn
insect + flat/doormat

uses flat surfaces for echo-location

ant (back end)
虫 + 义yì
insect + righteousness

insect model of righteously working together

shé

serpent
虫 + 它
insect + it

Think of a game of snake tag: if you are tagged by “it,” you have to link arms and become part of the snake.

shǔ

belong to
尸 + 禹yǔ
corpse/flag + exterminator

He belongs to the dead exterminators.

by chance
亻 + 禺yú
persona + beekeeper

by chance your persona meets a beekeeper “oh!”

zhī

spider (front end)
虫 + 知zhī
insect + know

insect-like thing known for its knowledge (Charlotte)

dàn

egg
疋 + 虫
Spartan Race + insect

Get enough protein (eggs & insects) before a Spartan Race.

Yakov drinks insect egg protein shakes in his training for the Spartan Race. (Max Dart)

suī

although
口 + 虫
mouth + insect

although he's won many contests, he couldn't eat an insect

虫 Exterminator vs. Beekeeper

Quiz

ant (back end)

biān

bat (front end)

butterfly (front end)

páng

crab (front end)

tíng

dragonfly (back end)

qīng

dragonfly (front end)

zhū

spider (back end)

zhī

spider (front end)

dié

butterfly (back end)

ant (front end)

*exterminator

xiè

crab (back end)

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