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蛉
líng
dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 令 provides pronunciation
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
剑走蜻蛉
jiànzǒuqīnglíng
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
草蜻蛉
cǎoqīnglíng
green lacewing
草蜻蛉
cǎoqīnglíng
green lacewing
白蛉热
báilíngrè
sandfly fever
白蛉热
báilíngrè
sandfly fever
蛉
líng
sandfly
蛉
líng
sandfly
蜻蛉
qīnglíng
damselfly / lacewing
蜻蛉
qīnglíng
damselfly / lacewing
蜻蛉目
qīnglíngmù
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
蜻蛉目
qīnglíngmù
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫令
i
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
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes