Chinese Word: 蛹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蛹

Pinyin: yǒng

English Definition: chrysalis; pupa

Chinese Definition:
①昆虫从幼虫过渡到成虫时的一种形态：蚕蛹。蛹化。蛹卧(蚕蛹蜷伏茧中，喻隐居)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 虫

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 甬 [ yǒng ] path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo

Similar Characters: 峭蝇

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蚕蛹	cán yǒng	silkworm chrysalis; pupa
成蛹	chéng yǒng	to pupate; to become a chrysalis
化蛹	huà yǒng	to pupate; to turn into a chrysalis
破蛹	pò yǒng	to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)

1		yī liǎng zhōu 一两周 hòu 后， yǒng 蛹 biàn wéi 变为 piáo chóng 瓢虫 chéng chóng 成虫。 Within a week or two, the pupa becomes an adult ladybug.
2		kūn chóng 昆虫 bǎ 把 míng tiān 明天 yùn cáng 蕴藏 zài 在 luǎn 卵 yǒng 蛹 zhī zhōng 之中。 The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa.
3		wén zi 蚊子 de 的 shēng huó 生活 zhōu qī 周期 fēn wéi 分为 sì 四 gè 个 jiē duàn 阶段： luǎn 卵、 yòu chóng 幼虫、 yǒng 蛹 hé 和 chéng chóng 成虫。 Mosquitoes have four stages to their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
4		jiàn kāng 健康 de 的 yòu chóng 幼虫 xíng chéng 形成 xiǎo 小 jiǎn 茧， biàn chéng 变成 yǒng 蛹， rán hòu 然后 pò jiǎn ér chū 破茧而出， zhǎng chéng 长成 yòu 幼 fēng 蜂。 Healthy larvae form small cocoons, become pupae, then emerge as young bees.
5		dāng 当 tā men 它们 cháng 长 dào 到 zhèng cháng 正常 chǐ cun 尺寸 shí 时， tā men 他们 yòng 用 wěi bù 尾部 fù zhuó 附着 zài 在 shù yè 树叶 shàng 上 xíng chéng 形成 yǒng 蛹。 When they reach full size, they attach to a leaf by their tail, and a pupa is formed.

1		yī liǎng zhōu 一两周 hòu 后， yǒng 蛹 biàn wéi 变为 piáo chóng 瓢虫 chéng chóng 成虫。 Within a week or two, the pupa becomes an adult ladybug.
2		kūn chóng 昆虫 bǎ 把 míng tiān 明天 yùn cáng 蕴藏 zài 在 luǎn 卵 yǒng 蛹 zhī zhōng 之中。 The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa.
3		wén zi 蚊子 de 的 shēng huó 生活 zhōu qī 周期 fēn wéi 分为 sì 四 gè 个 jiē duàn 阶段： luǎn 卵、 yòu chóng 幼虫、 yǒng 蛹 hé 和 chéng chóng 成虫。 Mosquitoes have four stages to their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
4		jiàn kāng 健康 de 的 yòu chóng 幼虫 xíng chéng 形成 xiǎo 小 jiǎn 茧， biàn chéng 变成 yǒng 蛹， rán hòu 然后 pò jiǎn ér chū 破茧而出， zhǎng chéng 长成 yòu 幼 fēng 蜂。 Healthy larvae form small cocoons, become pupae, then emerge as young bees.
5		dāng 当 tā men 它们 cháng 长 dào 到 zhèng cháng 正常 chǐ cun 尺寸 shí 时， tā men 他们 yòng 用 wěi bù 尾部 fù zhuó 附着 zài 在 shù yè 树叶 shàng 上 xíng chéng 形成 yǒng 蛹。 When they reach full size, they attach to a leaf by their tail, and a pupa is formed.