懂中文 Dong Chinese

蜓

tíng

dragonfly

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 廷 represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

廷 sound component

廷  Sound component

tíng

  

palace courtyard

Evolution

蜓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蜓  

tíng

dragonfly; see 蜻蜓[qīng​tíng]

Most common words with 蜓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜻蜓

dragonfly

蜓

dragonfly

蜻蜓点水

superficial contact (idiom)

蜻蜓撼石柱

lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities