蝶

蜨
dié
#2,301 most
frequent character
variant of 蝶[die2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蝶 combines 虫 insect with 枼 yè, which supplies the sound. The insect gives the first sense, 'butterfly'. From butterfly came 'butterfly-shaped thing'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

蝶dié
(bound form) butterfly

Homophones

叠dié
to stack, to fold

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