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蜉

fú

wasp; mayfly; large ant

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

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (57%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

孚

fú

to brood over eggs; to have confidence

⿰虫孚 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

fú

孚

to brood over eggs; to have confidence

💡 Ideographic: A bird clutching 爫 its eggs 子

7 strokes

zhǎo

爫

claws, nails, talons

📷 Pictographic: A bird's talons; compare 爪

4 strokes

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

3 strokes HSK 1

了

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

📷 Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 蜉 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

撼树蚍蜉 ↗

hànshùpífú

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)

hànshùpífú

撼树蚍蜉 ↗

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)

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>]]

pífúhàndàshù

蚍蜉撼大树 ↗

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)

pífúhànshù

蚍蜉撼树 ↗

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)

蜉 ↗

fú

(dragon fly) / (large ant) / (wasp)

fú

蜉 ↗

(dragon fly) / (large ant) / (wasp)