蛹 Stroke Order

蛹 [yǒng] [名] 1. A form that fully metamorphosed insects take during the transition from larva to adult. Example: 蚕蛹 (silkworm pupa). Related terms: 蛹化 (pupation); 蛹卧 (pupa coiled in its cocoon, metaphorically refers to hiding away). 2. A zoological term referring to a fully metamorphosed insect ([En.] pupa). 3. Also specifically refers to the silkworm pupa. 引: 1. From "说文": 蛹 is the silkworm. It derives from the insect radical and the phonetic, meaning that when an insect completes its cocoon, the body inside is called a pupa, and the silkworm is one example. 2. Example from "荀子·蚕赋": 蛹以为母，蛾以为父 (The pupa as the mother, the moth as the father). 例: - 蛹卧: The silkworm pupa curled up in its cocoon, metaphorically referring to someone living in seclusion. - 蛹壳: The outer shell remaining after the pupa has emerged. - 蛹期: The period during which a fully metamorphosed insect transitions from larva to pupa, and from pupa to adult.