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蛺
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蛱
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butterfly

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
jiá
キョウ、コウ、リョウ
ちょう
Components
Traditional (蛺)
虫 insects+ 夾 press from both sides =
蛺 butterfly
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
夾 Phonetic component
press from both sides
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Simplified (蛱)
虫 insects+ 夹 be wedged or =
蛱 kind of butterfly
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
夹 Phonetic component
jiá be wedged or
variant of 夾|夹[jiá]
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛱 / 蛺 [jiá]
see 蛺蝶|蛱蝶[jiá​dié]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蛱蝶 [jiá​dié] #61,103
nymphalid
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
赤立羽 [アカタテハ]
Indian red admiral (Vanessa indica)
黄立羽 [きたては]
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)