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mantis (alt)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
táng
トウ
당
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 堂 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 堂 main room =
螳 mantis (alt)
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
堂 Phonetic component
táng main room
hall
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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)
螳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
螳 [táng]
praying mantis
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
螳螂 [táng​láng] #16,941
mantis
螳螂捕蝉 [táng​láng​bǔ​chán] #56,841
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉 [táng​láng​bǔ​chán] #56,841
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳臂当车 [táng​bì​dāng​chē] #59,196
a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
螳臂当车 [táng​bì​dāng​chē] #59,196
a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
北派螳螂拳 [běi​pài​táng​láng​quán]
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
南派螳螂 [nán​pài​táng​láng]
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 [táng​láng​bǔ​chán​, ​huáng​què​zài​hòu]
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 [táng​láng​bǔ​chán​, ​huáng​què​zài​hòu]
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
蟷螂 [かまきり] #44,242
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
螳螂拳 [とうろうけん] #149,117
praying mantis style
擬螳螂 [かまきりもどき]
mantidfly (any insect of the family Mantispidae)