蟆
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toad
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 虫 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 蟆
- Common rank
- #3,430
- Unicode
- U+87C6
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Formation & memory
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Words with 蟆
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哈士蟆 | Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) (loanword from Manchu); Taiwan pr. [ha1 shi4 ma2] | |
| 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 | lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom); fig. to try to punch above one's weight | |
| 蛤蟆镜 | aviator sunglasses | |
| 虾蟆 | variant of 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5] | |
| 蛤蟆夯 | power-driven rammer or tamper | |
| 蛤蟆 | frog; toad | |
| 癞蛤蟆 | toad |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 莫 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 莫 sound part | cannot; do not; is not; negative | |
| 模 | model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate | |
| 幕 | curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows | |
| 膜 | membrane, film; to kneel and worship | |
| 摸 | to caress, to stroke, to gently touch | |
| 墓 | grave, tomb | |
| 漠 | desert; aloof, cool, indifferent | |
| 慕 | to admire, to desire, to long for | |
| 暮 | dusk, evening, sunset; ending | |
| 募 | to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon | |
| 摹 | to trace; to imitate, to copy; pattern | |
| 谟 | to scheme, to plan; to practice | |
| 馍 | bread | |
| 寞 | silent, still; lonely, solitary | |
| 蓦 | suddenly, quickly, abruptly | |
| 糢 | rice snacks | |
| 镆 | sword | |
| 嫫 | Huangdi's ugly concubine; ugly woman, nurse | |
| 瘼 | sickness; distress |