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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
昆蟲 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
昆蟲 ＝ 昆 ＋ 蟲
ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊ · kūnchóng
noun — insect

字源 FORM — what the parts do

昆the many, swarming together (昆蟲)kūnthe 蟲 it names come in crowds
蟲insect, bug (蟲子)chóngone bug 虫 written three times — the swarm
昆蟲，昆蟲的昆，昆蟲的蟲。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

三隻虫疊成一團，多得數不清。
One bug (虫) written three times into 蟲, the crowd of them (昆) too many to count — insects.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
害蟲hàichóngpest — the same 蟲, the harmful kind蟲子chóngzibug, worm — the plain word for 蟲