Back to Hanzi

蛉

líng

dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae

🔤 Pictophonetic: 虫 (insect) provides meaning, 令 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (46%)

Practice this character →

Practice Progress

No practice yet

🧩 Components

—

Attempts: 0

Last: —

✍️ Tracing

—

Attempts: 0

Last: —

🔸 Start Point

—

Attempts: 0

Last: —

🖊️ Freehand

—

Attempts: 0

Last: —

Start practicing to see your progress here. Practice this character →

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

令

lìng

command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause

⿰虫令 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

chóng

虫

insect, worm; mollusk

🔤 Pictophonetic:

6 strokes HSK 5

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

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

lìng

令

command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause

💡 Ideographic: A person kneeling before a master 人

5 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 蛉 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

剑走蜻蛉 ↗

jiànzǒuqīnglíng

the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit

jiànzǒuqīnglíng

剑走蜻蛉 ↗

the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit

Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies

qīnglíngmù

蜻蛉目 ↗

Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies