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蜓 Stroke Order — How to Write 蜓

Stroke Order

蜓 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, 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.

蜓 Radical and Character Components

Components:虫廷

蜓 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 廷 indicates the sound.

Radical: 虫 + 7 more strokes

蜓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • tíng

Meanings of 蜓 in Chinese

1

tíng蜓

Used in "蜻蜓" (qīngtíng), which means dragonfly.
一只蜻蜓在荷叶上飞舞
A dragonfly is dancing on a lotus leaf.
Refers to a type of lizard, specifically as part of the compound word "蝘蜓" (yǎntíng), which denotes a gecko or skink.
蝘蜓在墙角爬行。
A gecko is crawling in the corner of the wall.

Words with 蜓

  • qīng蜻tíng蜓dragonfly
  • yǎn蝘tíng蜓chameleon, gecko

Idioms with 蜓

  • qīng蜻tíng蜓diǎn点shuǐ水to do things superficially
  • qīng蜻tíng蜓hàn撼shí石zhù柱overestimate strength, attempt impossible

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Questions about 蜓

What does 蜓 mean in Chinese?

蜓 (tíng) means “Used in "蜻蜓" (qīngtíng)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蜓?

蜓 is pronounced tíng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蜓 have?

蜓 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 蜓?

蜓 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蜓?

The radical of 蜓 is 虫, and 蜓 is a phono-semantic compound.

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