蚂 mǎ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
蚂蚁
mǎyǐ
ant
Characters in this word
蚁 yǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 蚂蚁虽然很小，却能共同搬动比身体重很多的食物。 Mǎyǐ suīrán hěn xiǎo, què néng gòngtóng bāndòng bǐ shēntǐ zhòng hěnduō de shíwù. Although ants are very small, they can work together to move food much heavier than their bodies.
- 地上有一队蚂蚁，正在搬一块小饼干。 Dì shang yǒu yí duì mǎyǐ, zhèngzài bān yí kuài xiǎo bǐnggān. There is a line of ants on the ground carrying a small piece of biscuit.
- 糖洒在桌上，不一会儿就引来了许多蚂蚁。 Táng sǎ zài zhuō shang, bù yíhuìr jiù yǐn lái le xǔduō mǎyǐ. Sugar was spilled on the table and soon attracted many ants.