Lizard in Chinese (Mandarin): 蜥蜴 (xīyì)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 蜥蜴

• 蜥

  Part of the word for lizard. 虫 (creature) is on the left.

  14 strokes

• 蜴

  Part of the word for lizard. 虫 (creature) is on the left.

  14 strokes

Some lizards can drop their tail to escape and grow a new one. A gecko is 壁虎 (bìhǔ), a "wall tiger".

More examples with 蜥蜴

• 蜥蜴爬得很快。

  Xīyì pá de hěn kuài.

  Lizards scurry fast.

• 墙上有一只蜥蜴。

  牆上有一隻蜥蜴。

  Qiáng shang yǒu yì zhī xīyì.

  There is a lizard on the wall.

How to write 蜥蜴 in Chinese

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