蠅

yíng

flies

How to write 蠅, stroke by stroke

fly; musca

Ideographic: Insects 虫 that toads 黽 feed on

Made of 虫 + 黽

蒼蠅cāng yinghousefly
家蠅jiā yínghouse fly
捕蠅草bǔ yíng cǎoVenus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
果蠅guǒ yíngfruit fly
蠅子yíng zihousefly
蠅虎yíng hǔjumping spider (family Salticidae)
蒼蠅拍cāng ying pāiflyswatter
毒蠅傘dú yíng sǎnfly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
無頭蒼蠅wú tóu cāng yingheadless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
蒼蠅老虎cāng ying lǎo hǔ(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)
如蠅逐臭rú yíng zhú chòulike flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
蠅頭小利yíng tóu xiǎo lì(idiom) meager profit; petty gain

蒼蠅能在天花板上走。
cāng yíng néng zài tiān huā bǎn shàng zǒu 。
A fly can walk on the ceiling.
有一隻大蒼蠅在天花板上。
yǒu yì zhī dà cāng yíng zài tiān huā bǎn shàng 。
There's a big fly on the ceiling.
蒼蠅和蚊子幹擾了他的冥想。
cāng yíng hé wén zǐ gān rǎo le tā de míng xiǎng 。
Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.
他把蒼蠅拍走了。
tā bǎ cāng yíng pāi zǒu le 。
He flapped the flies away.
光陰飛逝如箭; 果蠅喜歡香蕉。
guāng yīn fēi shì rú jiàn ; guǒ yíng xǐ huān xiāng jiāo 。
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.