蚁

蟻

yǐ

noun #10,619

Meanings

1 ant

Characters

Examples

蚁群在地上排成一条线。

Yǐqún zài dì shàng pái chéng yī tiáo xiàn.

The ant colony formed a line on the ground.

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。

Qiānlǐ zhī dī, kuì yú yǐxué.

A dam of a thousand miles can collapse from an ant hole.

Tips

usage

蚁 is the literary/formal character for ant. In everyday speech, 蚂蚁 (mǎyǐ) is the standard word.

culture

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 is a famous proverb meaning small problems can cause great disasters if ignored.

Stroke Order

蚁 yǐ