蚁
ant
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,109 U+8681
How 蚁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 义 (phonetic, yì)
How to remember it
ant · Heisig RSH #1182
虫 insect + bouquet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 义
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 义 (yì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 义 sound component | yì | right conduct, propriety; justice |
| 议 | yì | to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss |
| 仪 | yí | instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites |
| 舣 | yǐ | to moor a boat |
Words containing 蚁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红火蚁 | hóng huǒ yǐ | fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China |
| 千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 | qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué | see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2] |
| 热锅上的蚂蚁 | rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ | (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated |
| 白蚁 | bái yǐ | termite; white ant |
| 工蚁 | gōng yǐ | worker ant |
| 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 | qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué | (lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); (fig.) huge damage may … |
| 蚁后 | yǐ hòu | queen ant |
| 蚁族 | yǐ zú | "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develo… |
| 蚁酸 | yǐ suān | formic acid |
| 食蚁兽 | shí yǐ shòu | ant-eater (several different species) |
| 兵蚁 | bīng yǐ | soldier ant; dinergate |
| 蚂蚁上树 | mǎ yǐ shàng shù | "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and gr… |
| 蚂蚁金服 | Mǎ yǐ Jīn fú | Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1] |
| 蚁斗蜗争 | yǐ dòu wō zhēng | lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling |
| 蚁窝 | yǐ wō | ant nest |
| 蚂蚁包 | mǎ yǐ bāo | ant bite (swollen, itchy bump); anthill; ant mound; (metonym) ant nest |
| 蚁丘 | yǐ qiū | anthill |
| 如蚁附膻 | rú yǐ fù shān | like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs a… |
| 蚁穴 | yǐ xué | ant nest |
| 蚂蚁腰 | mǎ yǐ yāo | (coll.) tiny waist |