蜢 meaning and stroke order
Grasshopper
How to write 蜢, stroke by stroke
14 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 蜢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grasshopper
How 蜢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.
虫 gives the meaning and 孟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蜢
The insect radical 虫 on the left tells you this is a bug, and 孟 (mèng) on the right gives the sound. Picture a bold insect named Meng leaping through the grass.
蜢 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 蚱蜢 (zhàměng), the everyday word for grasshopper. Example: 草地上有一只蚱蜢。(Cǎodì shang yǒu yì zhī zhàměng.) There is a grasshopper on the grass.
Common mistake: Learners often read 蜢 with the fourth tone because its sound part 孟 is mèng, but 蜢 is third tone, měng. Also do not confuse it with 猛 (měng, fierce), which shares the same sound part but uses the dog radical 犭 instead of 虫.
Common words with 蜢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蚱蜢 | zhàměng | grasshopper |
蜢 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蜢
How many strokes are in 蜢?
蜢 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蜢 mean?
蜢 (měng) means grasshopper. A common word with it is 蚱蜢 (zhàměng), meaning "grasshopper".
How do you pronounce 蜢?
蜢 is pronounced měng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 蜢?
The radical of 蜢 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蜢 under this radical.
Can I say 蜢 by itself to mean grasshopper?
Not usually. In standard Mandarin you say 蚱蜢 (zhàměng). The single character 蜢 mostly appears inside that word.
What is the difference between 蚱蜢 and 蝗虫?
蚱蜢 (zhàměng) is the general word for a grasshopper you might see in a field. 蝗虫 (huángchóng) means locust and is often used for swarming insects that damage crops.