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蠊

lián
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蜚蠊) cockroach

Examples

HSK 7-9
蜚蠊是蟑螂的学名。
Fěilián shì zhāngláng de xuémíng.
"Blatta" is the scientific name for the cockroach.
HSK 7-9
蜚蠊属于昆虫中的一类。
Fěilián shǔyú kūnchóng zhōng de yílèi.
The cockroach belongs to the order Blattodea among insects.

Tips

usage
蠊 is a bound character: it only appears in the formal/scientific term 蜚蠊 (cockroach). Everyday speech uses 蟑螂 instead.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; worm
The insect radical 虫 on the left marks this as a bug, the same marker found across insect names like 蟑螂 and 蜘蛛.
phonetic
廉 lián
honest; cheap (here phonetic)
On the right 廉 (honest, inexpensive) supplies the sound lián exactly, with no tone drift. It contributes only the pronunciation here.

Stroke Order

蠊 lián