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蜀 means 'green caterpillar'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1954   Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 15 words   Used in 2 names   Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
On
   ショク
On    ゾク
Kun    いもむし green caterpillar, Szechwan
⿱   () net  ⿹   wrap   insect  
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noun
Shu (one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty); Shu Han
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noun
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet  (often written with kana only)
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noun
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)  (see also: 時鳥; obscure term)
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noun
Shu-Han (dynasty of China, 221-263 CE)
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Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense); Johnsongrass; Egyptian millet  (often written with kana only)
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ショク    green caterpillar; Szechuan   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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wrap
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