• 3428th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yíng (ying2)firefly • glow-worm

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

萤火 (螢火)
萤火虫 (螢火蟲)

Uncommon

流萤 (流螢)
萤幕 (螢幕)

RareShow 8

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.