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dragonfly (front end)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
qīng
セイ
청
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 青 blue or green =
蜻 dragonfly (front end)
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
青 Phonetic component
qīng blue or green
blue, green, black
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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)
蜻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蜻 [qīng]
see 蜻蜓[qīng​tíng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
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
剑走蜻蛉 [jiàn​zǒu​qīng​líng]
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
剑走蜻蛉 [jiàn​zǒu​qīng​líng]
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
草蜻蛉 [cǎo​qīng​líng]
green lacewing
蜻蛉 [qīng​líng]
damselfly
蜻蛉目 [qīng​líng​mù]
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
蜻蜓目 [qīng​tíng​mù]
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 蜻蛉 [とんぼ] #39,453
dragonfly
とんぼ返り [とんぼがえり] #43,453
somersault
竹とんぼ [たけとんぼ] #72,141
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
尻切れトンボ [しりきれトンボ] #86,080
leaving unfinished
赤とんぼ [あかとんぼ] #94,264
(small) red dragonfly
蚊トンボ [かトンボ] #107,026
crane fly
蜉蝣 [かげろう] #129,734
mayfly
秋津島 [あきつしま] #141,293
Japan
とんぼ玉 [とんぼだま] #147,933
glass bead
極楽とんぼ [ごくらくとんぼ] #202,442
happy-go-lucky fellow
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