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蟋

xī

cricket (1)

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

HSK 17 strokes Uncommon (38%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

悉

xī

to know, to learn about, to comprehend

⿰虫悉 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

xī

悉

to know, to learn about, to comprehend

🔤 Pictophonetic: 心 (mind) provides meaning, 釆 provides pronunciation

11 strokes HSK 4

biàn

釆

to distinguish; to pick, to gather, to collect

💡 Ideographic: Rice 米 ready to be picked

7 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

mǐ

米

rice, millet, grain

📷 Pictographic: Grains of rice

6 strokes HSK 1

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

xīn

心

heart; mind; soul

📷 Pictographic: A heart

4 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 蟋 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

wire grass (Eleusine indica)

xīshuàicǎo

蟋蟀草 ↗

wire grass (Eleusine indica)