蜥
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(bound form) lizard
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 虫 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 蜥
- Common rank
- #3,186
- Unicode
- U+8725
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Formation & memory
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Words with 蜥
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草原巨蜥 | Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) | |
| 蜥形纲 | Sauropsida, class within Chordata containing reptiles | |
| 蜥易 | variant of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4] | |
| 蜥臀目 | Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria | |
| 巨蜥 | monitor lizards (family Varanidae) | |
| 火蜥蜴 | salamander | |
| 鳄蜥 | Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) | |
| 虺蜥 | venomous snake; fig. vicious person | |
| 鬣蜥 | iguana | |
| 蜥蜴 | lizard |
Sound family
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