Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蝶", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蝶", and master the standard way of writing the character "蝶".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 蝶
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "蝶" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
蝶 (dié)
1. Butterfly: An insect with large, beautiful wings that stand upright on its back when at rest. It feeds on nectar from flowers and comes in many varieties. Also referred to as "胡蝶" (hú dié) or simply as "蝶" (dié). For example:
- 彩蝶 (cǎi dié) - colorful butterfly
- 蝶骨 (dié gǔ) - one of the human skull bones
- 蝶泳 (dié yǒng) - a swimming style, also a swimming event, resembling the fluttering of a butterfly
2. Related terms:
- 蝶子 (dié zǐ) - butterfly
- 蝶羽 (dié yǔ) - butterfly wings
- 蝶翎 (dié líng) - butterfly feathers
- 蝶裙 (dié qún) - skirt embroidered with clusters of butterflies
- 蝶魂 (dié hún) - metaphor for a transcendent and ethereal state of mind in dreams
- 蝶影 (dié yǐng) - the silhouette of a butterfly
- 蝶戏 (dié xì) - describes the playful flight of butterflies
- 蝶意莺情 (dié yì yīng qíng) - metaphor for the feelings of love and the beauty of spring
- 蝶舞 (dié wǔ) - metaphor for a libertine indulging in prostitution