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firefly

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Animals →Insects
yíng
ケイ
ほたる
형
A glowing 火 insect 虫
Components
Traditional (螢)
火 fire+ 火 fire+ 冖 cover+ 虫 insects =
螢 firefly
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
Simplified (萤)
艹 grass (top)+ 冖 cover+ 虫 insects =
萤 glow-worm
艹
cao grass (top)
grass
冖
mì cover
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
Japanese (蛍)
虫 insects =
蛍 firefly
𰃮
𰃮
虫
虫
insects
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
萤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
萤 / 螢 [yíng]
firefly; glow-worm
Japanese
蛍 、 螢 (old) ほたる 、 ホタル 同音
noun usually kana firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
以前この辺にたくさんのホタルがいたものだった。
There used to be lots of fireflies around here.
Japanese Names
蛍 けい
Kei female given name
蛍 ほたる
Hotaru female given name
螢 けい
Kei female given name
螢 ほたる
Hotaru female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (15)
萤火虫 [yíng​huǒ​chóng] #13,893
firefly
萤火 [yíng​huǒ] #34,028
light of firefly
萤石 [yíng​shí] #45,345
fluorite CaF2
流萤 [liú​yíng] #54,797
firefly
崔萤 [Cuī​Yíng]
Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty
聚萤映雪 [jù​yíng​yìng​xuě]
lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
萤光 [yíng​guāng]
Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[yíng​guāng]
萤光灯 [yíng​guāng​dēng]
Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[yíng​guāng​dēng]
萤光绿 [yíng​guāng​lǜ]
bright green
萤幕 [yíng​mù]
screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
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JAPANESE WORDS (38)
⭐ 蛍 [ほたる] #14,849
firefly (Luciola cruciata)
⭐ 蛍光灯 [けいこうとう] #16,449
fluorescent lamp
蛍光 [けいこう] #46,559
fluorescence
蛍火 [ほたるび] #55,626
glow of a firefly
蛍光色 [けいこうしょく] #58,579
fluorescent color
蛍光塗料 [けいこうとりょう] #75,893
fluorescent paint
蛍光ペン [けいこうペン] #81,355
highlighter (pen)
蛍石 [ほたるいし] #96,890
fluorite
蛍狩り [ほたるがり] #129,337
firefly watching
蛍雪 [けいせつ] #129,483
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow)
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KOREAN WORDS (2)
형광등 #26,203
fluorescent lamp
형광 #28,970
fluorescence