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Meaning of 蟋

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蟋
Pinyin: xī
English Definition: cricket
Chinese Definition:
①(蟋蟀)昆虫,身体黑褐色,触角长,善于跳跃。雄性好斗,两翅摩擦能发声,对农作物有害。亦称“促织”、“趋织”;俗称“蛐蛐儿”。
Total strokes: 17; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:悉 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • 悉 [ xī ] to know, to learn about, to comprehend
Similar Characters: 鏭
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Example Words
蟋蟀 xī shuài cricket (insect)
蟋蟀草 xī shuài cǎo wire grass (Eleusine indica)
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Example Sentences
1
瓦特研究流行趋势是从雪白树蟋开始的
。
Watts's journey into trend research began, improbably , with the snowy tree cricket.
2
对小悍蟋若虫发育的光周期反应模式进行了探讨
。
The effects of a constantly changing photoperiod on the nymphal development of Tartarogryllus minusculus are investigated in this paper.
3
斗蟋的寿命仅为百日左右
,
这就将斗蟋蟀的季节限定在了秋季
。
Fighting crickets don't live much longer than 100 days, which has limited the season to fall.
4
蟋蟀将按称重配对
,
由于斗蟋的重量不超过
1
克
,
因此操作起来很复杂
。
The fighters are paired at a weigh-in, complicated by the fact that contenders never tip the scales at more than a gram.
5
一只蟋蟀在一场关键性斗蟋比赛中发生严重的痉挛
,
于是这只蟋蟀很快退出了比赛
。
A cricket critically cricked at a critical cricket match, and so this cricket quitted the cricket match quickly.