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jellyfish

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
zhē, zhé
テツ、テチ
さ.す
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 折 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 折 discount =
蜇 jellyfish
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
折 Phonetic component
zhé discount
variant of 折[zhé]
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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)
Chinese
蜇 [zhē]
to sting
蜇 [zhé]
jellyfish
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
海蜇 [hǎi​zhé] #22,390
Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish