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螳
táng
praying mantis
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 堂 provides pronunciation
Words Using 螳 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
螳螂
tángláng
mantis / praying mantis
螳螂
tángláng
mantis / praying mantis
螳
táng
praying mantis
螳
táng
praying mantis
北派螳螂拳
běipàitánglángquán
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
北派螳螂拳
běipàitánglángquán
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
螳螂捕蝉
tánglángbǔchán
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉
tánglángbǔchán
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳臂当车
tángbìdāngchē
a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) / to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible / also written [[螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车<tángbìdǎngchē>]]
螳臂当车
tángbìdāngchē
a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) / to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible / also written [[螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车<tángbìdǎngchē>]]
南派螳螂
nánpàitángláng
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
南派螳螂
nánpàitángláng
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫堂
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