Radical 142

Radical 142 meaning "snake", "insect" or "worm" is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 6 strokes.

In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 1067 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

The character "虫" models a snake. To derive from this, characters meaning creeping animals such as reptiles, insects, worms, amphibians, and shellfish are included in this radical.