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蚁
yǐ
ant
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 义 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蚁 (16)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蚂蚁
mǎyǐ
ant
6
蚂蚁
mǎyǐ
ant
蚁
yǐ
ant
蚁
yǐ
ant
蝼蚁
lóuyǐ
lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power
蝼蚁
lóuyǐ
lit. mole cricket and ants / fig. tiny individuals with no power
热锅上的蚂蚁
règuōshangdemǎyǐ
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof / anxious / agitated
热锅上的蚂蚁
règuōshangdemǎyǐ
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof / anxious / agitated
白蚁
báiyǐ
termite / white ant
白蚁
báiyǐ
termite / white ant
红火蚁
hónghuǒyǐ
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
红火蚁
hónghuǒyǐ
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
蚁丘
yǐqiū
anthill
蚁丘
yǐqiū
anthill
蚁族
yǐzú
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
蚁族
yǐzú
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
蚁酸
yǐsuān
formic acid
蚁酸
yǐsuān
formic acid
蚁斗蜗争
yǐdòuwōzhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
蚁斗蜗争
yǐdòuwōzhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫义
i
Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
💡 Ideographic:
A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
yì
义
right conduct, propriety; justice
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺷ (sheep; simplified form of 義) provides meaning, 乂 provides pronunciation
3 strokes
HSK 5