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蝠

fú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蝙蝠) bat

Examples

蝙蝠在夜里出来觅食。
Biānfú zài yèlǐ chūlái mìshí.
Bats come out to hunt for food at night.
山洞里住着好几只蝙蝠。
Shāndòng lǐ zhù zhe hǎojǐ zhī biānfú.
There are several bats living in the cave.

Tips

culture
A bound character: it occurs only in 蝙蝠 (bat). Because 蝠 sounds like 福 (good fortune), the bat is a traditional symbol of luck in Chinese art and decoration.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
Left insect radical, used broadly for small animals. A bat was classed with these creatures, so the radical files 蝠 here. Same family as 蝙 and 蝴.
phonetic
畐 fú
full; (phonetic element)
Right 畐 supplies the sound — fú with no tone shift. It contributes no meaning here; the same phonetic appears in 福 and 副.

Stroke Order

蝠 fú