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蜒
yán
millipede
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 延 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蜒 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜿蜒
wānyán
to wriggle / snaking / winding / to zigzag / to meander
蜿蜒
wānyán
to wriggle / snaking / winding / to zigzag / to meander
蜒
yán
slug
蜒
yán
slug
蜒蚰
yányóu
(dialect) a slug
蜒蚰
yányóu
(dialect) a slug
蜗蜒
wōyán
snail
蜗蜒
wōyán
snail
蚰蜒
yóuyan
earwig / house centipede
蚰蜒
yóuyan
earwig / house centipede
蚰蜒路
yóuyanlù
lit. centipede's path / fig. narrow winding road
蚰蜒路
yóuyanlù
lit. centipede's path / fig. narrow winding road
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫延
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
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
yán
延
to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
💡 Ideographic:
A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿
6 strokes
HSK 5