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螅

xī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 水螅) hydra, a small freshwater polyp with tentacles

Examples

HSK 5
今天生物课学了水螅的结构。
Jīntiān shēngwùkè xué le shuǐxī de jiégòu.
Biology class today studied the structure of the hydra.
HSK 7-9
水螅是一种口周长着触手的淡水小动物。
Shuǐxī shì yì zhǒng kǒu zhōu zhǎng zhe chùshǒu de dànshuǐ xiǎo dòngwù.
The hydra is a tiny freshwater animal with tentacles around its mouth.

Tips

usage
螅 is a bound character, only in 水螅 (hydra), a tiny tentacled freshwater polyp often met in biology textbooks for its simple body and regeneration.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
虫 is the bug radical, here left-side. It broadly covers small creeping or crawling creatures, so the tiny 水螅 polyp sits under it.
phonetic
息 xī
breath; to rest
息 supplies the exact sound xī. Its meaning 'breath, rest' is unrelated; it works only as the phonetic beside the bug radical.

Stroke Order

螅 xī