萤火虫

螢火蟲

yínghuǒchóng

noun #13,893

Measure Word

一只萤火虫 zhī

Meanings

1 firefly; glowworm; lightning bug

Characters

firefly; glowworm

Examples

HSK 3

夏天的晚上能看到萤火虫。

Xiàtiān de wǎnshang néng kàndào yínghuǒchóng.

You can see fireflies on summer evenings.

HSK 7-9

萤火虫发出微弱的光。

Yínghuǒchóng fāchū wēiruò de guāng.

Fireflies emit a faint glow.

Tips

memory

萤 (firefly) + 火 (fire) + 虫 (insect) - literally a 'fire insect that glows'.

In Pop Culture

萤火虫之墓 Yínghuǒchóng zhī mù

Grave of the Fireflies

1988 Studio Ghibli anti-war anime film

Stroke Order

萤 yíng

火 huǒ

虫 chóng