Keyword
fly
- musca
- Frequency
- #2747
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
yíng
Mnemonic
Insects 虫 that toads 黾 feed on
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
苍蝇
housefly
蝇
fly; musca
果蝇
fruit fly
蝇头小利
(idiom) meager profit; petty gain
捕蝇草
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
家蝇
house fly
蝇子
housefly
苍蝇拍
flyswatter
蝇蛆
fly larva; maggot
蝇营狗苟
(lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom); (fig.) to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
蝇虎
jumping spider (family Salticidae)