水螅 (shuǐ xī) — hydra (freshwater polyp of genus Hydra)

Definition

noun
hydra (freshwater polyp of genus Hydra)

Examples

  • 螅。
    Kē xué jiā yòng shuǐ xī yán jiū zài shēng néng lì.
    Scientists use hydras to study regenerative ability.
  • 水螅。
    shuǐ xī Shì yì zhǒng hěn xiǎo de shuǐ shēng dòng wù.
    The hydra is a very small aquatic animal.
  • 水螅。
    Zài chí táng lǐ kě yǐ zhǎo dào shuǐ xī.
    You can find hydras in ponds.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

螅xīhydra

水螅 uses 水, water, with 螅, a hydra-like animal.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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