Memory phrase for the character: 蝇

蝇

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Meaning

fly, musca

Pronunciation

yíng

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫, right: toad 黾 (= The animal 口 on the field 田 with the long tongue 乚.)

Mnemonic
 
The insect for the toad, is the fly.

Radicals

虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
电 electricityField 田 with lightning rod 乚.
乚 lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".




 Vocabulary

苍蝇 cāng ying  housefly
果蝇 guǒ yíng  fruit fly
苍蝇座 cāng ying zuò  Musca (constellation)
苍蝇座 cāng ying zuò  

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