蚂蚁 (mǎyǐ): ant

Measure Word

一只蚂蚁 zhī

Mǎyǐ zài bānyùn shíwù.

The ants are carrying food.

Dìshang yǒu yī qún mǎyǐ.

There is a group of ants on the ground.

memory

Both characters have the insect radical 虫, telling you this is a bug. 蚂 (mǎ) sounds like 马 (horse), 蚁 (yǐ) — picture a tiny horse-like insect.

蚂 mǎ

蚁 yǐ