蝶

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(bound form) butterfly

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 枼 (phonetic)

components: 虫枼

butterfly (back end) · Heisig RSH #2976

虫 insect + family tree

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 枼

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 枼 (—) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
枼 sound component	—	table; flat pieces of wood; a slip, a leaf
谍	dié	to spy; an intelligence report
蹀	dié	to skip, to dance; to put a foot down
鲽	dié	flatfish; flounder; sole
喋	dié	to nag; babble, chatter
渫	xiè	to scatter, to disperse; high tide
揲	shé	to sort out divining stalks

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
蝶古巴特	dié gǔ bā tè	(Tw) (loanword) decoupage
蝶形领带	dié xíng lǐng dài	bow tie
蝶形领结	dié xíng lǐng jié	bow tie
欧蝶鱼	ōu dié yú	plaice
凤蝶科	fèng dié kē	family Papilionidae (taxonomy)
虎斑蝶	hǔ bān dié	common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)
燕尾蝶	yàn wěi dié	swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
蝶兰	dié lán	Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
蝶变	dié biàn	(of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose; (fig.) to undergo a dramatic positive change (e.g.…
蝶骨	dié gǔ	sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
招蜂引蝶	zhāo fēng yǐn dié	(lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); (fig.) to flirt
庄周梦蝶	zhuāng zhōu mèng dié	Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhua…
蝶类	dié lèi	butterfly (family)
粉蝶	fěn dié	pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)
胡蝶	hú dié	variant of 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]
凤蝶	fèng dié	swallowtail butterfly
破茧成蝶	pò jiǎn chéng dié	lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong af…
蝴蝶领结	hú dié lǐng jié	bow tie
蝴蝶效应	hú dié xiào yìng	butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝴蝶花	hú dié huā	iris; Iris tectorum