蚁后

蟻后

yǐhòu

noun #25,707

Measure Word

一只蚁后 zhī

Meanings

1 queen ant
2 ant queen

Characters

queen / empress / behind

Examples

蚁后是整个蚁群的核心。

Yǐhòu shì zhěnggè yǐ qún de héxīn.

The queen ant is the core of the entire ant colony.

一个蚁巢通常只有一只蚁后。

Yīgè yǐ cháo tōngcháng zhǐyǒu yī zhī yǐhòu.

An ant nest typically has only one queen ant.

Tips

memory

蚁 means 'ant' and 后 means 'queen' (as in 皇后, empress) — the queen ant is the empress of the colony.

Stroke Order

蚁 yǐ

后 hòu