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蚁
yǐ
ant
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 义 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
9 strokes
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⿰虫义
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
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A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
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2 strokes
yì
义
right conduct, propriety; justice
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺷ (sheep; simplified form of 義) provides meaning, 乂 provides pronunciation
3 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 蚁 (16)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蚂蚁
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mǎyǐ
ant
6
mǎyǐ
蚂蚁
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HSK 6
ant
蚁
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yǐ
ant
yǐ
蚁
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ant
蝼蚁
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lóuyǐ
lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power
lóuyǐ
蝼蚁
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lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power
蚁丘
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yǐqiū
anthill
yǐqiū
蚁丘
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anthill
蚁族
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yǐzú
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
yǐzú
蚁族
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"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
蚁酸
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yǐsuān
formic acid
yǐsuān
蚁酸
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formic acid
蚁斗蜗争
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yǐdòuwōzhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
yǐdòuwōzhēng
蚁斗蜗争
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lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
蚁䴕
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yǐliè
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
yǐliè
蚁䴕
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(Chinese bird species) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
如蚁附膻
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rúyǐfùshān
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
rúyǐfùshān
如蚁附膻
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like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
蚕蚁
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cányǐ
newly hatched silkworm
cányǐ
蚕蚁
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newly hatched silkworm