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butterfly (front end)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
hú
コ
호
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 胡 recklessly =
蝴 butterfly (front end)
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
胡 Phonetic component
Hú recklessly
surname Hu
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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
蝴 [hú]
butterfly
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
蝴蝶 [hú​dié] #4,790
butterfly
蝴蝶结 [hú​dié​jié] #16,835
bow
蝴蝶结 [hú​dié​jié] #16,835
bow
蝴蝶花 [hú​dié​huā] #58,948
iris
蝴蝶效应 [hú​dié​xiào​yìng]
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝴蝶效应 [hú​dié​xiào​yìng]
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝴蝶犬 [hú​dié​quǎn]
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
蝴蝶琴 [hú​dié​qín]
same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
蝴蝶酥 [hú​dié​sū]
crispy short-crust pastry
蝴蝶铰 [hú​dié​jiǎo]
hinge
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
胡蝶 [こちょう] #47,310
butterfly