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蝠

fú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蝙蝠) bat

Examples

HSK 5
山洞里住着好几只蝙蝠。
Shāndòng lǐ zhù zhe hǎojǐ zhī biānfú.
There are several bats living in the cave.
HSK 7-9
蝙蝠在夜里出来觅食。
Biānfú zài yèlǐ chūlái mìshí.
Bats come out to hunt for food at night.

Tips

culture
A bound character: it occurs only in 蝙蝠 (bat). Because 蝠 sounds like 福 (good fortune), the bat is a traditional symbol of luck in Chinese art and decoration.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
Left insect radical, used broadly for small animals. A bat was classed with these creatures, so the radical files 蝠 here. Same family as 蝙 and 蝴.
phonetic
畐 fú
full; (phonetic element)
Right 畐 supplies the sound - fú with no tone shift. It contributes no meaning here; the same phonetic appears in 福 and 副.

Stroke Order

蝠 fú