水螅

shuǐxī
noun #57,237

Meanings

  1. 1 hydra
  2. 2 polyp (of a cnidarian)

Examples

HSK 6
Shuǐxī bèi qiēchéng jǐ duàn hòu, měi yí duàn dōu néng zhǎngchéng xīn de gètǐ.
If a hydra is cut into several pieces, each piece can grow into a new animal.
HSK 7-9
Shuǐxī shēnghuó zài chítáng lǐ, yòng chùshǒu bǔzhuō xiǎo dòngwù.
Hydras live in ponds and catch small animals with their tentacles.

Tips

usage
In zoology the polyp stage of jellyfish and their relatives is the 水螅体, and the free-swimming stage the 水母体, the medusa.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ
螅 xī