蜓 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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tíng

dragonfly

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

Components

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

廷 Sound component

tíng

palace courtyard

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tíng

dragonfly; see 蜻蜓[qīngtíng]

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

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4083rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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