蝴
蝴
hú
butterfly
Character Breakdown
Radical: 虫 (no. 142)
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- butterfly
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Words Containing 蝴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蝴蝶 | hú dié | butterfly | HSK 5 |
| 蝴蝶犬 | hú dié quǎn | papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears) | |
| 蝴蝶琴 | hú dié qín | same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer | |
| 蝴蝶结 | hú dié jié | bow | |
| 蝴蝶花 | hú dié huā | iris | |
| 蝴蝶酥 | hú dié sū | crispy short-crust pastry | |
| 蝴蝶效应 | hú dié xiào yìng | butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory) | |
| 鸳鸯蝴蝶 | yuān yang hú dié | Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) | |
| 鸳鸯蝴蝶派 | yuān yang hú dié pài | Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists |
Related Words
梁山伯与祝英台(Liáng Shān bó yǔ Zhù Yīng tái)— The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
→梁祝(Liáng Zhù)— The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale
→燕尾蝶(yān wěi dié)— swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
→牵一发而动全身(qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn)— lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves
→HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.