123456789101112131415KeywordbutterflyFrequency#2583Strokes15ReadingshúMnemonic虫 (insect) gives the meaning and 胡 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of虫insect胡non-Han peopleUsed in vocabulary蝴蝶húdiébutterfly蝴蝶结húdiéjiébow; bowknot蝴蝶效应húdiéxiàoyìngbutterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)蝴蝶花húdiéhuāiris; Iris tectorum蝴蝶兰húdiélánmoth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis)鸳鸯蝴蝶yuānyanghúdiéMandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900蝴蝶犬húdiéquǎnpapillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)