蚂蚁 mǎyǐ ant
How to remember 蚂蚁: 蚂 ant + 蚁 ant = ant.
Characters
How it is used
- Ant - 一群蚂蚁 (yì qún mǎyǐ) a swarm of ants.
- Both characters mean ant on their own but only combine as 蚂蚁; note 蚂 is mǎ here.
- 热锅上的蚂蚁 (rè guō shang de mǎyǐ) 'ants on a hot pan' = someone frantic with anxiety.