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蚍
pí
mussels, shellfish
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (mollusk) provides meaning, 比 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蚍 (5)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
撼树蚍蜉
hànshùpífú
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)
撼树蚍蜉
hànshùpífú
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)
蚍
pí
see [[蚍蜉<pífú>]]
蚍
pí
see [[蚍蜉<pífú>]]
蚍蜉
pífú
a type of large ant
蚍蜉
pífú
a type of large ant
蚍蜉撼大树
pífúhàndàshù
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written [[蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树<pífúhànshù>]]
蚍蜉撼大树
pífúhàndàshù
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written [[蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树<pífúhànshù>]]
蚍蜉撼树
pífúhànshù
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)
蚍蜉撼树
pífúhànshù
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫比
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
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
bǐ
比
to compare, liken; comparison; than
💡 Ideographic:
Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation
4 strokes
HSK 2