Dragonfly in Chinese (Mandarin): 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 蜻蜓

• 蜻

  Part of the word dragonfly. 虫 (bug) is on the left.

  14 strokes

• 蜓

  Part of the word dragonfly. 虫 (bug) is on the left.

  12 strokes

Both characters have 虫 (bug) on the left, like most bug names. Count them with 只 (zhī): 一只蜻蜓.

More examples with 蜻蜓

• 一只蜻蜓飞过来了。

  一隻蜻蜓飛過來了。

  Yì zhī qīngtíng fēi guòlái le.

  A dragonfly flew over.

• 蜻蜓有四个翅膀。

  蜻蜓有四個翅膀。

  Qīngtíng yǒu sì gè chìbǎng.

  A dragonfly has four wings.

How to write 蜻蜓 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.