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HSK 5
蝴
hú
butterfly
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 胡 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蝴 (10)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蝴蝶
húdié
butterfly / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
5
蝴蝶
húdié
butterfly / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
蝴蝶效应
húdiéxiàoyìng
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝴蝶效应
húdiéxiàoyìng
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝴蝶犬
húdiéquǎn
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
蝴蝶犬
húdiéquǎn
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
蝴蝶琴
húdiéqín
same as yangqin [[揚琴|扬琴]], dulcimer
蝴蝶琴
húdiéqín
same as yangqin [[揚琴|扬琴]], dulcimer
蝴蝶结
húdiéjié
bow / bowknot
蝴蝶结
húdiéjié
bow / bowknot
蝴蝶花
húdiéhuā
iris / Iris tectorum
蝴蝶花
húdiéhuā
iris / Iris tectorum
蝴蝶酥
húdiésū
crispy short-crust pastry / mille-feuilles
蝴蝶酥
húdiésū
crispy short-crust pastry / mille-feuilles
鸳鸯蝴蝶
yuānyanghúdié
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
鸳鸯蝴蝶
yuānyanghúdié
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
蝴
hú
butterfly
蝴
hú
butterfly
鸳鸯蝴蝶派
yuānyanghúdiépài
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists
鸳鸯蝴蝶派
yuānyanghúdiépài
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫胡
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
hú
胡
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺼ (meat) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation
9 strokes
HSK 5