Chinese Word: 蝙 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蝙

Pinyin: biān

English Definition: bat; also pr. [bian3]

Chinese Definition:
①(蝙蝠)哺乳动物，头和身体的样子像老鼠。前后肢都有薄膜和身体连着，夜间在空中飞，捕食蚊蛾等。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 虫

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 扁 [ biǎn ] flat; board, sign, tablet

Similar Characters: 斒

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1		yè wǎn 夜晚 lái lín 来临， hēi sè 黑色 de 的 biān 蝙 hú 狐 fān fēi 翻飞 piān 翩 qiān 迁。 Night comes; the black bats tumble and dart;
2		ér 而 yī gè 一个 xuán guà 悬挂 jiǔ 久 le 了， yě 也 yǐ 已 yǎng chéng 养成 xí guàn 习惯 de 的 rén 人， nǐ 你 bù 不 ràng 让 tā 他 rú cǐ 如此 dào xuán 倒悬 tā 他 hái 还 gǎn jué 感觉 nán shòu 难受 ne 呢？ biān 蝙 fú 辐 bù 不 jiù shì 就是 yì zhí 一直 dào xuán 倒悬 zài 在 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 de 的 ma 吗？ Common people hanging by feet for long time may get accustomed. If not hanging by feet, they will feel uneasy. Isn't the bat hung on branches?