蝴 hú butterfly
How to remember 蝴: 虫 insect + 胡 recklessly = butterfly. The kid chases every insect in the park recklessly, tripping over benches, until a yellow butterfly lands on his nose.
Component breakdown
蝴 = 虫 insect + 胡 recklessly
- 虫 insect
- 胡 recklessly
The kid chases every insect in the park recklessly, tripping over benches, until a yellow butterfly lands on his nose.
How it is used
- 蝴 never appears alone - it exists solely to pair with 蝶 in the fixed two-character word 蝴蝶 húdié, 'butterfly.'
- This kind of inseparable two-character noun (a lianmian word) is common for animal/plant names in Chinese; neither syllable carries independent meaning on its own.