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蜉
fú
wasp; mayfly; large ant
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 孚 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蜉 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
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)
蜉
fú
(dragon fly) / (large ant) / (wasp)
蜉
fú
(dragon fly) / (large ant) / (wasp)
蜉蝣
fúyóu
mayfly
蜉蝣
fúyóu
mayfly
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)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫孚
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
zi
子
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
📷 Pictographic:
A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs
3 strokes
HSK 1