蟋蟀

xīshuài

noun #15,081

Meanings

1 cricket (insect)

Characters

cricket (first character)

cricket (second character)

Examples

秋天的夜晚能听到蟋蟀的叫声。

Qiūtiān de yèwǎn néng tīngdào xīshuài de jiàoshēng.

You can hear the chirping of crickets on autumn nights.

小男孩在草丛里捉蟋蟀。

Xiǎo nánhái zài cǎocóng lǐ zhuō xīshuài.

The little boy catches crickets in the grass.

Tips

culture

Cricket fighting (斗蟋蟀, dòu xīshuài) has been a popular pastime in China for over a thousand years, dating back to the Tang dynasty. Champion crickets could fetch high prices.

Stroke Order

蟋 xī

蟀 shuài