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萤 Stroke Order — How to Write 萤

Stroke Order

萤 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

萤 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹冖虫

insect.

Radical: 艹 + 8 more strokes

萤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yíng

Meanings of 萤 in Chinese

1

yíng萤

An insect, a firefly, which is yellowish-brown and has a luminous organ in its tail.
夏夜里,草丛中闪烁着点点萤火,如同繁星坠落
In the summer night, tiny firefly lights twinkle in the grass, like fallen stars.
Fluorite; a mineral also known as fluorspar, which has a glass luster and often changes color when exposed to light or heat.
萤石是一种常见的矿物。
Fluorite is a common mineral.
Firefly; a luminous insect.
夏天的夜晚,萤火虫在草丛中闪烁着微光
On summer nights, fireflies shimmer in the grass.

Common Words and Phrases with 萤

1
yíng萤huǒ火
light emitted by a firefly; also refers to a weak light or the firefly itself.
夏夜,湖畔的草丛中闪烁着点点萤火
On summer nights, tiny firefly lights twinkled in the grass by the lake.
2
yíng萤mù幕
screen
这部手机的萤幕非常清晰,色彩也很鲜艳。
The screen of this phone is very clear, and the colors are vibrant.

More words with 萤

  • yíng萤shí石fluorite, fluorspar
  • yíng萤huǒ火chóng虫firefly, lightning bug

Idioms with 萤

  • jí集yíng萤yìng映xuě雪study diligently despite poverty
  • jù聚yíng萤jī积xuě雪study diligently despite poverty
  • jù聚yíng萤yìng映xuě雪study diligently despite hardship
  • náng囊yíng萤zhào照xuě雪study diligently despite poverty
  • xuě雪àn案yíng萤chuāng窗study diligently under difficult circumstances
  • xuě雪àn案yíng萤dēng灯study diligently despite hardship
  • yìng映xuě雪náng囊yíng萤study diligently despite hardship
  • yíng萤chuāng窗xuě雪àn案diligent study in hardship
  • yíng萤dēng灯xuě雪wū屋study diligently in difficult conditions
  • jī积xuě雪náng囊yíng萤study diligently despite poverty
  • náng囊yíng萤jī积xuě雪study diligently in hardship
  • náng囊yíng萤yìng映xuě雪study diligently despite difficult circumstances

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Questions about 萤

What does 萤 mean in Chinese?

萤 (yíng) means “An insect” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 萤?

萤 is pronounced yíng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 萤 have?

萤 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 萤?

萤 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 萤?

The radical of 萤 is 艹, and 萤 is a phono-semantic compound.

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