蛉

dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae; sandfly

Strokes
11
Pinyin
líng

Parts

Words with 蛉

  1. 蜻蛉qīng líng · qinglingdamselfly; lacewing
  2. 螟蛉míng líng · minglinggreen rice caterpillar or similar insect larva; adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
  3. 白蛉热bái líng rè · bailingresandfly fever
  4. 草蜻蛉cǎo qīng líng · caoqinglinggreen lacewing
  5. 蜻蛉目qīng líng mù · qinglingmuOdonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
  6. 螟蛉子míng líng zǐ · minglingziadopted son
  7. 剑走蜻蛉jiàn zǒu qīng líng · jianzouqinglingthe sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences