Chinese Character 虻 Meanings and components.

Form

虻

Meaning

虻 meaning[3] in English

Horsefly.

Gadfly.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 虻 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are lower form of … (虫) , and to die (亡)

Its radical[1] is: 虫 (chong2) which means: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures, Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1], (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic, .虫chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with LIYV

How to write 虻

To write虻meng2horsefly you should write a combination of 虫chong2lower form … , 亡wang2to die arranged in a 吅 shape:

虫 + 亡 = 虻

虻 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 虻 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 虻, looks as follow:

虻
Pinyin:meng2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Horsefly . Gadfly
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic
亡
Pinyin:wang2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Die . To Lose . To Be Gone . To Flee . Deceased
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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