蝌 (kē): (in 蝌蚪) tadpole

Meanings

1 (in 蝌蚪) tadpole

Characters

蝌

kē

(in 蝌蚪) tadpole

Examples

HSK 7-9

池塘里有很多蝌蚪在游。

Chítáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō kēdǒu zài yóu.

There are many tadpoles swimming in the pond.

HSK 7-9

蝌蚪会慢慢长成青蛙。

Kēdǒu huì mànmàn zhǎng chéng qīngwā.

Tadpoles slowly grow into frogs.

Tips

memory

Only occurs in 蝌蚪 ('tadpole'). The small-creature radical 虫 plus the 科 sound is an easy hook: a small wriggly pond creature.

Components

radical

虫 chóng

insect; small creature

Small creature, the radical on the left. It tags a tiny aquatic animal, the same family as 蚪 and 蛙.

phonetic

科 kē

branch; subject; phonetic

Supplies the sound kē with an exact match. It is purely phonetic here; the same element gives 棵 (measure word for trees).

Stroke Order

蝌 kē

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