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蜢

měng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蚱蜢) grasshopper

Examples

一只蚱蜢在草丛里跳。
Yì zhī zhàměng zài cǎocóng lǐ tiào.
A grasshopper jumped through the grass.
孩子们在田里追蚱蜢。
Háizimen zài tiánlǐ zhuī zhàměng.
The children chased grasshoppers in the field.

Tips

usage
蜢 is bound, used in 蚱蜢 (grasshopper), a small green or brown jumping insect found in fields and a pest on crops.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect
The insect radical on the left. It marks the character as the name of a bug — the grasshopper. It groups 蜢 with 蚱, 蝗, and 蟋 in the family of insect names.
phonetic
孟 mèng
phonetic component
Supplies the sound (mèng close to měng). It works purely as a pronunciation marker for this insect name, with no meaning contribution.

Stroke Order

蜢 měng