蛉 — Chinese character
蛉
líng
dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae
- Pinyin
- líng
- Radical
- 142 ⾍ (Insect)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 虫 令
- Formation
- pictophonetic — insect; meaning component 虫; sound component 令
- Japanese
- 蛉 as a kanji
Common words with 蛉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螟蛉 | míng líng | green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva; adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offsprin |
| 蜻蛉 | qīng líng | damselfly; lacewing |
| 剑走蜻蛉 (劍走蜻蛉) | jiàn zǒu qīng líng | the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move |
| 白蛉热 (白蛉熱) | bái líng rè | sandfly fever |
| 草蜻蛉 | cǎo qīng líng | green lacewing |
| 蜻蛉目 | qīng líng mù | Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies |
| 螟蛉子 | míng líng zǐ | adopted son |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.