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蝎

xiē

scorpion

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

HSK 15 strokes Uncommon (40%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

曷

hé

what, why, where, which, how

⿰虫曷 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

hé

曷

what, why, where, which, how

💡 Ideographic: Variant of 何

9 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

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

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

5 strokes

Words Using 蝎 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

Scorpio (constellation)

tiānxiē

天蝎 ↗

Scorpio (constellation)

天蝎座 ↗

Tiānxiēzuò

Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Tiānxiēzuò

天蝎座 ↗

Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Lacerta (constellation)

Xiēhǔzuò

蝎虎座 ↗

Lacerta (constellation)