蜜 mì
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- Made of
- 宓 quiet, silent, still 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
蜜蜂
mìfēng
bee
Characters in this word
蜂 fēng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- Made of
- 虫 insect, worm 夆 to resist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 蜜蜂在花丛中飞来飞去，帮助植物传播花粉。 Mìfēng zài huācóng zhōng fēi lái fēi qù, bāngzhù zhíwù chuánbō huāfěn. Bees fly around among the flowers and help plants spread pollen.
- 一只蜜蜂落在了我的手背上。 Yì zhī mìfēng luò zài le wǒ de shǒubèi shàng. A bee landed on the back of my hand.
- 蜜蜂酿出来的蜂蜜又香又甜。 Mìfēng niàng chūlái de fēngmì yòu xiāng yòu tián. The honey that bees make is fragrant and sweet.