Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蛾", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蛾", and master the standard way of writing the character "蛾".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 蛾
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "蛾" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
蛾 [é]
1. Noun: A type of insect similar to a butterfly, generally large in body, with long, hair-like antennae, and greyish-white wings. When at rest, its wings are held horizontally. It mainly flies at night and has a tendency to be attracted to light.
- Example: 蛾子 (e.g., moth).
- 蛾眉 (beautiful eyebrows).
- 蛾扬 (refers to the smile of a beautiful woman).
- 蛾绿 (moth green).
- 飞蛾扑火 (the moth flies into the flame).
2. Derived meaning: Refers to beautiful eyebrows (e.g., 蛾眉).
3. Similar to higher fungi resembling moths (e.g., certain types of edible mushrooms like 木耳, 棠耳, also called 木蛾, 桑蛾).
4. See also: yǐ.
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蛾 [yǐ]
1. Noun: Refers to ants, which was later written as "蚁" (ant).
- Example: 蛾子 (young ant).
- 蛾附蜂屯 (gathering like ants and bees).
- 蛾封 (a small mound of dirt that ants pile outside their nest).
- 蛾斗 (fights among ants).
2. See also: é.