Pinyin: yīEnglish Definition: woodlouse
Chinese Definition:
①(蛜蝛)同“伊威”,一种小虫。体椭圆形,灰褐色,生活在阴暗潮湿处。俗称“地鸡”、“地虱子”或“地虱婆”。
Total strokes: 12;
Radical: 虫 Pictophonetic:
伊 indicates the sound;
虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 伊 [ yī ] he she; this, that; used in transliterations