蝴
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used in 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 虫 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 蝴
- Common rank
- #3,015
- Unicode
- U+8774
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Formation & memory
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Words with 蝴
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝴蝶领结 | bow tie | |
| 蝴蝶效应 | butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory) | |
| 蝴蝶花 | iris; Iris tectorum | |
| 蝴蝶兰 | moth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis) | |
| 蝴蝶结 | bow; bowknot | |
| 蝴蝶犬 | papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears) | |
| 蝴蝶琴 | same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer | |
| 蝴蝶酥 | crispy short-crust pastry; mille-feuilles | |
| 蝴蝶 | butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] | |
| 鸳鸯蝴蝶派 | Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as … | |
| 鸳鸯蝴蝶 | Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and roman… | |
| 蝴蝶铰 | hinge |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 胡 — compare how they read.