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Character Decomposition
蛉=虫+令
Etymology
insect
Meanings
sandfly
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Words with 蛉 13 total
damselfly · lacewing蜻蛉qīng línggreen rice caterpillar or similar insect larva · adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)螟蛉míng língadopted son螟蛉子míng líng zǐsandfly fever白蛉热bái líng règreen lacewing草蜻蛉cǎo qīng língOdonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies蜻蛉目qīng líng mùthe sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) · fig. unexpected winning move · unconventional gambit剑走蜻蛉jiàn zǒu qīng líng
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