蝶

蜨
dié
枼 + 虫

Definitions

dié variant of 蝶[dié]
dié (bound form) butterfly

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 枼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蜨.

Semantic: 虫 Phonetic: 枼

About

蝶, the simplified form of 蜨, is a phonosemantic compound combining the insect radical 虫 (chóng) with the phonetic 枼 (yè). 虫 signals that the character refers to an insect, while 枼, meaning a thin slice of wood or leaf, supplies the sound and evokes the leaf-like fluttering of a butterfly's wings. Over time, its meaning has remained exclusively 'butterfly,' and it most often appears in the compound 蝴蝶 (húdié).

Example Sentences Hide

我看到一只蝴蝶。

Wǒ kàn dào yī zhī húdié.

I see a butterfly.

蝴蝶在花上飞。

Húdié zài huā shàng fēi.

The butterfly is flying on the flower.

美丽的蝴蝶喜欢花朵。

Měilì de húdié xǐhuān huāduǒ.

Beautiful butterflies like flowers.

那只黄色的蝴蝶很漂亮。

Nà zhī huángsè de húdié hěn piàoliang.

That yellow butterfly is very beautiful.

蝴蝶从蛹里蜕变出来。

Húdié cóng yǒng lǐ tuìbiàn chūlái.

The butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.

在春天，许多蝴蝶在花园里飞舞。

Zài chūntiān, xǔduō húdié zài huāyuán lǐ fēiwǔ.

In spring, many butterflies flutter in the garden.

他擅长蝶泳和自由泳。

Tā shàncháng diéyǒng hé zìyóuyǒng.

He is good at butterfly stroke and freestyle.

科学家研究蝴蝶的迁徙模式。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiū húdié de qiānxǐ móshì.

Scientists study the migration patterns of butterflies.

Related Characters

Component: 枼

谍 碟 喋 牒 堞 蹀 渫 葉 鲽 揲 緤 鍱 媟 屧

Component: 虫

虽 独 触 融 虫 蛋 蛇 蜂 蜜 蛮 虹 螺 蚁 烛

Example Words

蝴蝶 蝴蝶兰 招蜂引蝶 燕尾蝶 破茧成蝶 粉蝶 胡蝶 庄周梦蝶 蛱蝶 蝴蝶结 蝴蝶花 蝴蝶酥 蝶泳 蝶变 蝶骨 凤蝶