蜻 meaning and stroke order
Dragonfly
How to write 蜻, 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 蜻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]
How 蜻 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.
虫 gives the meaning and 青 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蜻
The insect radical 虫 (chóng) on the left tells you it is a bug, and 青 (qīng) on the right gives the sound. Picture a bright blue-green 青 insect darting over a pond: a dragonfly.
蜻 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng), dragonfly. Example: 池塘上有一只蜻蜓。(Chítáng shàng yǒu yì zhī qīngtíng.) There is a dragonfly over the pond.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 青 instead of 蜻 because they sound the same. Remember the 虫 radical is required. Also keep the tone flat: qīng is first tone, not qíng like 情 or 晴.
Common words with 蜻
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蜻蜓 | qīngtíng | dragonfly |
蜻 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蜻
How many strokes are in 蜻?
蜻 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 蜻 mean?
蜻 (qīng) means dragonfly. A common word with it is 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng), meaning "dragonfly".
How do you pronounce 蜻?
蜻 is pronounced qīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 蜻?
The radical of 蜻 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蜻 under this radical.
What is the second character in 蜻蜓 and how is it pronounced?
It is 蜓 (tíng), second tone. It also has the 虫 radical, and its right side 廷 (tíng) gives the sound. In everyday speech the word is often said qīngting with a lighter second syllable.
Is there a common phrase that uses 蜻蜓?
Yes, 蜻蜓点水 (qīngtíng diǎn shuǐ), literally a dragonfly touching the water. It describes doing something only superficially, without going deep.