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蜓
tíng
dragonfly
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 廷 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蜓 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜻蜓
qīngtíng
dragonfly
蜻蜓
qīngtíng
dragonfly
堰蜓座
Yàntíngzuò
Chamaeleon (constellation)
堰蜓座
Yàntíngzuò
Chamaeleon (constellation)
蜓
tíng
see [[蜻蜓<qīngtíng>]]
蜓
tíng
see [[蜻蜓<qīngtíng>]]
蜻蜓撼石柱
qīngtínghànshízhù
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
蜻蜓撼石柱
qīngtínghànshízhù
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
蜻蜓目
qīngtíngmù
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
蜻蜓目
qīngtíngmù
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
蜻蜓点水
qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom)
蜻蜓点水
qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫廷
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