06922 Chinese character of 螵 and pronounce piu1

The Chinese character【螵】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes nature or food. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

An insect, mostly referring to silkworms.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【螵】:piāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【螵】:piu1

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【螵】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【螵】, for example:Describing nature or food , It mainly means an insect, mostly referring to silkworms. .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【螵】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【螵蛸、螵蟲】(Mandarin Pinyin:piāo shāo 、piāo chóng/ Cantonese Jyutping:piu1 saau1 、piu1 cung4)

To form this character, you need 17 strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


螵蛸被用於中藥材料。

Octopus cocoons are used in traditional Chinese medicine.


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