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The character 蚂 is a phono-semantic compound used to name various insects and small invertebrates. Its semantic component 虫, the standard radical for insects and reptiles, defines the biological category. The right-side component 马, meaning "horse", provides the phonetic value. Its traditional form is 螞, with 馬 as the phonetic element. 蚂 does not typically stand alone as a noun but combines with other insect-related characters to form specific names, most notably as the primary character in the common word for "ant" (蚂蚁), and also for grasshoppers (蚂蚱) and leeches (蚂蟥).
Example Sentences Hide
地上有很多蚂蚁。
蚂蚁在搬食物。
小心别踩到蚂蚁。
草丛里有蚂蚱在跳。
蚂蟥生活在水中。
孩子们在观察蚂蚁搬家。
下雨前，蚂蚱总是跳得很高。
为了防止蚂蟥叮咬，他穿了长裤。