Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "萤", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "萤", and master the standard way of writing the character "萤".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 萤
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "萤" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
萤
yíng
1. Firefly: An insect that is yellowish-brown and has a luminescent organ at its tail.
2. Mineral: A mineral that has a glassy luster and can change color when exposed to light or heat; also known as "fluorite."
3. (Variant form)
萤
yíng
名词
1. Name of an animal. Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta. Firefly ([En.] firefly).
引用:
1. From "Guangyun":萤,萤火.
2. From "Guangya": 萤火獜也.
3. From "Liji · Yueling · Jixiā": 腐草为萤. Note: "萤, a flying insect that gathers around the fire."
4. "The red candle's autumn glow cools the painted screen, light silk fan brushes against the flowing fireflies." — Tang Dynasty, Du Mu, "Autumn Evening" poem.
例子:
Also: 萤焰 (the light emitted by fireflies); 萤光 (the glow of fireflies); 萤点 (referring to fireflies); 萤案 (using firefly light to illuminate while reading poetry); 萤烛 (referring to the faint light of fireflies and candlelight; metaphor for weak light or strength).
2. Metaphor for faint light ([En.] faint light).
引用:
1. From Tang Dynasty, Han Yu's "Response to Cui Shiren - Ode to the Moon": "The Milky Way clears the mist, the stars divide the dawn light into fireflies."
例子:
Also: 萤灯 (a metaphor for light that is weak like a firefly); 萤囊 (In Jin Dynasty, Che Yin read books at night using a bag to hold fireflies for illumination).