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Meaning of 蜥

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蜥
Pinyin: xī
English Definition: see 蜥蜴
Chinese Definition:
①(蜥蜴)爬行动物,有四肢,尾巴很长,容易断,脚上有钩爪。生活在草丛里,捕食昆虫和其他小动物。通称“四脚蛇”。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:析 indicates the sound; 虫 (worm) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • 析 [ xī ] to split wood; to divide, to break apart
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Example Words
蜥蜴 xī yì lizard
巨蜥 jù xī monitor lizards (family Varanidae)
火蜥蜴 huǒ xī yì fire lizard; fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)
虺蜥 huǐ xī venomous snake; fig. vicious person
蜥形纲 xī xíng gāng Sauropsida, class within Chordata containing reptiles
More:蜥* | *蜥 | *蜥*
Example Sentences
1
她先在最喜欢的动物里九游
:
鬣蜥和树懒
。
Among her favorite animals now: iguanas and sloths.
2
巨型蟾蜍和安地斯山的鬣蜥是爬行动物的代表
。
The Giant Toad and Andean Iguana are some examples of reptiles.
3
一条蜥鱼在温和的骏河湾多沙的海底捕获一餐
。
A lizardfish captures a meal on the sandy ocean floor of temperate Suruga Bay.
4
这种鬣蜥是在寒冷的气候条件下发现的少数蜥蜴当中的一种
。
This iguana is one of the few lizards found in that cold climate.
5
不打猎的时候
,
乔伊上学
,
还喜欢和他的宠物鬃狮蜥莉莉一起看电视
。
When he is not out hunting, Joey attends school and enjoys watching television with his pet bearded dragon lizard, Lily.