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蜓
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dragonfly (back end)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
tíng
エン、テン、テイ、ジョウ
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 廷 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 廷 royal court =
蜓 dragonfly (back end)
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
廷 Phonetic component
tíng royal court
court
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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)
蜓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蜓 [tíng]
see 蜻蜓[qīng​tíng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
蜻蜓 [qīng​tíng] #15,065
dragonfly
蜻蜓点水 [qīng​tíng​diǎn​shuǐ] #47,564
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
蜻蜓点水 [qīng​tíng​diǎn​shuǐ] #47,564
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
蜻蜓撼石柱 [qīng​tíng​hàn​shí​zhù] #72,883
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
堰蜓座 [Yàn​tíng​zuò]
Chamaeleon (constellation)
蜻蜓目 [qīng​tíng​mù]
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
蜥蜴 [トカゲ] #22,035
lizard
⭐ 蜻蛉 [とんぼ] #39,453
dragonfly
馬大頭 [おにやんま] #264,382
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii)
団扇蜻蜓 [うちわやんま]
Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly)
銀蜻蜓 [ぎんやんま]
lesser emperor (Anax parthenope)