Chinese Word: 蜣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蜣

Pinyin: qiāng

English Definition: dung beetle

Chinese Definition:
①(蜣螂)昆虫，全身黑色，吃粪、尿或动物的尸体。俗称“屎壳郎”。又因能够团粪成丸而推，亦称“推丸”。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:羌 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 羌 [ qiāng ] Qiang nationality; surname

Similar Characters: 蜺

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dung beetle

1		zòng rán 纵然 shāng xīn 伤心 qiāng 蜣 pí 蜱 xī 蜥 mì 蜜， kuài 駃 xiè 骱 tóu 骰 āng 肮 yě 也 bú yào 不要 xī 悉 méi 眉 bù 不 zhǎn 展， yīn wèi 因为 nǐ 你 bù zhī 不知 shì 是 shéi 谁 huì 会 ài shàng 爱上 nǐ 你 de 的 xiào róng 笑容。 Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
2		zuò zhě 作者 yú 于 shū 书 zhōng 中 fēn bié 分别 duì 对 dōng 东、 xī fāng 西方 de 的 yìn zhāng 印章 rú 如： gǔn tǒng 滚筒 yìn zhāng 印章、 niǔ kòu 钮扣 xíng 形 yā 押 nà 捺 yìn zhāng 印章、 qiāng 蜣 xíng 形 yìn zhāng 印章、 jiè zhi 戒指 yìn zhāng 印章 děng 等 wén huà 文化 xiáng jiā 详加 jiè shào 介绍。 The author of The Art of Seals gives a detailed description of both the Oriental and the Western seals: for example, cylindrical seals, stamp seals with knobs, scarabs , and ring seals.