| 蛉 | |||
| dragonfly, libellulidae | |||
| Radical | 虫 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 11 |
| Mandarin reading | líng | Cantonese reading | ling4 |
| Japanese on reading | rei ryou | Japanese kun reading | |
| Korean reading | lyeng | Vietnamese reading | |
| 蛉 | |||
| dragonfly, libellulidae | |||
| Radical | 虫 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 11 |
| Mandarin reading | líng | Cantonese reading | ling4 |
| Japanese on reading | rei ryou | Japanese kun reading | |
| Korean reading | lyeng | Vietnamese reading | |
| 蛉 | [ líng ] sandfly |
| ⇒ 劍走蜻蛉 | [ jiàn zoǔ qīng líng ] the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom), fig. unexpected winning move, unconventional gambit |
| ⇒ 白蛉熱 | [ baí líng rè ] sandfly fever |
| ⇒ 草蜻蛉 | [ caǒ qīng líng ] green lacewing |
| ⇒ 蜻蛉 | [ qīng líng ] damselfly, lacewing |
| ⇒ 蜻蛉目 | [ qīng líng mù ] Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies |