蜂房

fēngfáng

noun #22,408

Measure Word

一个蜂房 gè

Meanings

1 honeycomb
2 beehive

Characters

room / house / chamber

Examples

蜜蜂把蜂蜜储存在蜂房里。

Mìfēng bǎ fēngmì chǔcún zài fēngfáng lǐ.

Bees store honey in the honeycomb.

蜂房的六角形结构非常精妙。

Fēngfáng de liùjiǎo xíng jiégòu fēicháng jīngmiào.

The hexagonal structure of the honeycomb is remarkably ingenious.

Tips

memory

蜂 (bee) + 房 (room / house) = the bees' house. The hexagonal cells of a honeycomb are literally the 'rooms' of the hive.

Stroke Order

蜂 fēng

房 fáng