萤(yíng)

11 strokesTrad. 螢

firefly

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Character information

Pinyin
yíng
Meaning
firefly; glow-worm
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
螢

Origin & structure

Where 萤 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹⿱冖虫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo冖mì虫chóng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 螢: A glowing 火 insect 虫

How to write 萤 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 萤

Common words using 萤 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cuī崔yíng萤

Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty

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liú流yíng萤

firefly

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yíng萤guāng光

Taiwan variant of 荧光

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yíng萤huǒ火

light of firefly

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yíng萤huǒ火chóng虫

firefly

Open 萤火虫 page →
yíng萤shí石

fluorite CaF2

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Related characters

From 萤’s common words

崔流光火虫石

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