Keyword
butterfly
- Frequency
- #2475
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
dié
Mnemonic
虫 (insect) gives the meaning and 枼 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
蝴蝶
butterfly
蝶
(bound form) butterfly
蝴蝶结
bow; bowknot
蝴蝶效应
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝶泳
butterfly stroke (swimming)
凤蝶
swallowtail butterfly
蛱蝶
nymphalid; butterfly
蝴蝶花
iris; Iris tectorum
粉蝶
pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)
蝴蝶兰
moth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis)
鸳鸯蝴蝶
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
招蜂引蝶
(lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); (fig.) to flirt
蝶变
(of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose; (fig.) to undergo a dramatic positive change (e.g. urban renewal, industrial reform, economic advance etc)
蝶骨
sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
蝶类
butterfly (family)
庄周梦蝶
Zhuangzi 庄子 (Zhuāngzǐ) dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
蝴蝶犬
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
蝶兰
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)