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蜇

zhē

jellyfish

🔤 Pictophonetic: 虫 (mollusk) provides meaning, 折 provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (47%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

折

zhé

to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

⿱折虫 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zhé

折

to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

💡 Ideographic: A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤

7 strokes HSK 4

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

jīn

斤

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

4 strokes HSK 3

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

xià

下

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

💡 Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

卜

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

📷 Pictographic: A crack on an oracle bone

2 strokes

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

Words Using 蜇 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish

hǎizhé

海蜇 ↗

Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish