雄蜂 (xióngfēng): drone bee

Measure Word

一只雄蜂 zhī

HSK 7-9

雄蜂不采蜜，主要负责与蜂王交配。

Xióngfēng bù cǎi mì, zhǔyào fùzé yǔ fēngwáng jiāopèi.

Drone bees do not collect nectar; their main role is to mate with the queen.

HSK 7-9

蜂群中雄蜂的数量远少于工蜂。

Fēngqún zhōng xióngfēng de shùliàng yuǎn shǎoyú gōngfēng.

The number of drones in a colony is far fewer than worker bees.

memory

雄 means 'male' and 蜂 means 'bee'. Simple and direct - a male bee, i.e., a drone.

雄 xióng

蜂 fēng