蜉(fú)

13 strokes

used in 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2]

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Character information

Pinyin
fú
Meaning
used in 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2]; used in 蜉蝣[fu2 you2]
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蜉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫孚

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 孚 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

虫chóng孚fú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蜉 step by step

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

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Words with 蜉

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

pí蚍fú蜉

a type of large ant

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fú蜉yóu蝣

mayfly

Open 蜉蝣 page →
hàn撼shù树pí蚍fú蜉

see 蚍蜉撼树

Open 撼树蚍蜉 page →
pí蚍fú蜉hàn撼shù树

(lit.) an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom)

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Related characters

From 蜉’s common words

蚍蝣撼树

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