萤 (yíng) — firefly (bound form; appears in compounds such as 萤火虫)

Definition

Examples

• 夏天晚上可以看到许多萤火虫。
  Xià tiān wǎn shàng kě yǐ kàn dào xǔ duō yíng huǒ chóng.
  You can see many fireflies on summer nights.
• 一只萤火虫在我手上飞来飞去。
  Yì zhī yíng huǒ chóng zài wǒ shǒu shàng fēi lái fēi qù.
  A firefly flew around on my hand.
• 萤火虫的光虽然小，但是很美丽。
  yíng Huǒ chóng de guāng suī rán xiǎo, dàn shì hěn měi lì.
  Although small, the light of a firefly is very beautiful.