蜓 meaning and stroke order
Dragonfly
How to write 蜓, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 蜓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]
How 蜓 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.
虫 gives the meaning and 廷 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蜓
The left side 虫 (chóng) marks a bug, and the right side 廷 (tíng) gives the sound. Picture a dragonfly hovering over a royal court, 廷, as it hums tíng.
蜓 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng), dragonfly. Example: 池塘上有一只蜻蜓。(Chítáng shang yǒu yì zhī qīngtíng.) There is a dragonfly over the pond.
Common mistake: Learners often write 庭 (tíng, courtyard) or 挺 (tǐng) instead, because they share the 廷 part. Remember that only the insect radical 虫 makes it dragonfly, and keep the second tone in tíng.
Common words with 蜓
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蜻蜓 | qīngtíng | dragonfly |
蜓 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蜓
How many strokes are in 蜓?
蜓 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蜓 mean?
蜓 (tíng) means dragonfly. A common word with it is 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng), meaning "dragonfly".
How do you pronounce 蜓?
蜓 is pronounced tíng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蜓?
The radical of 蜓 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蜓 under this radical.
Is the second syllable of 蜻蜓 pronounced with a full tone?
In careful speech it is qīngtíng with a second tone. Some speakers, especially in the north, say it more lightly, but the dictionary tone is tíng.
What measure word goes with 蜻蜓?
Use 只 (zhī), as in 一只蜻蜓 (yì zhī qīngtíng), one dragonfly. This is the usual measure word for small animals and insects.