瓢虫 (piáo chóng) — ladybug, ladybird | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ladybugladybird

Measure word · 只

Examples

瓢虫。
Xiǎo péng yǒu zài huā yuán lǐ kàn dào yì zhī piáo chóng.
The child saw a ladybug in the garden.
瓢虫。
piáo chóng De chì bǎng shàng yǒu hēi sè de bān diǎn.
Ladybugs have black spots on their wings.
瓢虫。
Zhè zhǒng piáo chóng néng bāng zhù nóng mín xiāo miè hài chóng.
This kind of ladybug helps farmers eliminate pests.

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.

虫chónginsect

瓢 (ladle) and 虫 (insect) together suggest a small round beetle like a ladle.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蟲; 虫 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 蟲 is the one the reference discusses; 虫 is also a traditional character on its own.

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