蝴蝶 (húdié): butterfly

Measure Word

一只蝴蝶 zhī

Meanings

1 butterfly

Characters

蝴

hú

butterfly (used only in 蝴蝶)

蝶

dié

butterfly

Examples

HSK 2

花园里飞着很多蝴蝶。

Huāyuán lǐ fēi zhe hěnduō húdié.

Many butterflies are flying in the garden.

HSK 7-9

这只蝴蝶的翅膀真漂亮。

Zhè zhī húdié de chìbǎng zhēn piàoliang.

This butterfly's wings are really beautiful.

Tips

culture

The story of 梁山伯与祝英台 (Butterfly Lovers) is one of China's most famous love legends, where the lovers transform into butterflies.

memory

Both characters have the insect radical 虫 - they are always paired together and rarely used alone.

Stroke Order

蝴 hú

蝶 dié

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butterfly pasta / farfalle (bow-tie pasta)

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yellow butterfly (common name for Eurema and Colias species) / any butterfly with predominantly yellow wings

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butterfly (bound form)

猫头鹰蝶 māotóuyīngdié

owl butterfly (genus Caligo), a large tropical butterfly with huge owl-like eyespots on its wings

暮眼蝶 mùyǎndié

evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda) / crepuscular satyrine butterfly with eye-spots on its wings

小灰蝶 xiǎohuīdié

gossamer-winged butterfly (family Lycaenidae); small blue butterfly

信蝶 xìndié

messenger butterfly / fictional letter-carrying butterfly

眼蝶 yǎndié

satyr butterfly (subfamily Satyrinae) / butterfly with eyespots on its wings

幽蝶 yōudié

secluded butterfly (literary) / solitary butterfly (in poetry)