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蝴蝶 (hú dié) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

蝴蝶 (hú dié) is a Chinese word: butterfly. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 蝴蝶

名 míng noun

butterfly

花园里有很多蝴蝶在飞。

huā yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō hú dié zài fēi

There are many butterflies flying in the garden.

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Word breakdown

蝴 hú — first character of the butterfly compound

蝶 dié — second character of the butterfly compound

Structure & writing
1 蝴 hú — used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids

蝴 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)
虫 is a component in 28 characters
HSK 1
蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized
HSK 2
虽 suī although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)
HSK 5
独 dú single; alone 蛇 shé snake; a legless, scaly reptile, often venomous 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids 蝶 dié butterfly 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter
HSK 6
虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) 蚁 yǐ ant (small insect living in colonies, typically black, brown, or red, with threadlike or clubbed antennae and a narrow waist) 蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 蜂 fēng bee, wasp, or hornet; a hymenopteran insect with a venomous sting 蜜 mì honey, the thick sweet liquid produced by bees from flower nectar
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融 róng melt; soften when heated
HSK 7
浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell) 蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 蚊 wén mosquito
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蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 蛙 wā frog (amphibian that hatches from eggs as tadpoles, with no tail, long hind legs, short forelegs, and webbed toes; good at jumping and swimming; feeds on insects, beneficial to agriculture) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum) 蝇 yíng fly (insect); housefly 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 螺 luó snail or spiral-shelled mollusk (e.g. freshwater snail, conch, screw snail) 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen 蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest
1.2 胡 hú — ancient general term for northern and western ethnic peoples
胡 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 5
湖 hú lake (large body of water surrounded by land) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids

Stroke order

2 蝶 dié — butterfly

蝶 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)
虫 is a component in 28 characters
HSK 1
蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized
HSK 2
虽 suī although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)
HSK 5
独 dú single; alone 蛇 shé snake; a legless, scaly reptile, often venomous 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids 蝶 dié butterfly 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter
HSK 6
虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) 蚁 yǐ ant (small insect living in colonies, typically black, brown, or red, with threadlike or clubbed antennae and a narrow waist) 蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 蜂 fēng bee, wasp, or hornet; a hymenopteran insect with a venomous sting 蜜 mì honey, the thick sweet liquid produced by bees from flower nectar
Show more HSK 6 characters (+1)
融 róng melt; soften when heated
HSK 7
浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell) 蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 蚊 wén mosquito
Show more HSK 7 characters (+10)
蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 蛙 wā frog (amphibian that hatches from eggs as tadpoles, with no tail, long hind legs, short forelegs, and webbed toes; good at jumping and swimming; feeds on insects, beneficial to agriculture) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum) 蝇 yíng fly (insect); housefly 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 螺 luó snail or spiral-shelled mollusk (e.g. freshwater snail, conch, screw snail) 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen 蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest
2.2 枼 yè — thin, flat piece of wood or leaf-like board
枼 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 5
蝶 dié butterfly
HSK 7
碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 谍 dié (lit.) to secretly gather intelligence on military, political, or economic matters

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