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蚖

yuán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Protura (soil-dwelling primitive hexapod)
  2. 2 variant of 螈, salamander/newt

Examples

蚖是一类极微小的原始六足动物，生活在落叶层里。
Yuán shì yí lèi jí wēixiǎo de yuánshǐ liùzú dòngwù, shēnghuó zài luòyè céng lǐ.
Protura are a group of tiny primitive hexapods that live in the leaf litter.
古籍里有时用'蚖'字来指毒蛇或火蜥蜴。
Gǔjí lǐ yǒushí yòng 'yuán' zì lái zhǐ dúshé huò huǒxīyì.
Old texts sometimes use the character 蚖 to refer to venomous snakes or salamanders.

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usage
Modern biological usage: 蚖 = Protura, a class of minute wingless hexapods. Classical usage (pre-modern texts): a venomous snake, or as a variant of 螈 (salamander/newt). Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

蚖 yuán