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蟀

shuài
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蟋蟀) cricket (insect)

Examples

HSK 7-9
墙根下有一只蟋蟀在鸣叫。
Qiánggēn xià yǒu yì zhī xīshuài zài míngjiào.
A cricket was chirping under the wall.
HSK 7-9
蟋蟀的叫声伴他入睡。
Xīshuài de jiàoshēng bàn tā rùshuì.
The chirp of crickets accompanied him to sleep.

Tips

usage
Only used in 蟋蟀 (cricket). It never stands alone - the two characters always travel together.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect
Left 虫 (insect), the indexing radical. It marks 蟀 as a bug - the cricket of 蟋蟀.
phonetic
率 shuài
to lead; phonetic
Right 率 supplies the sound exactly (shuài = shuài). It is purely phonetic here, with no meaning contribution.

Stroke Order

蟀 shuài