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Word and Radical Components of 蚂蚁

The Chinese word 蚂蚁 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
蚂蚁 1. Simplified form of 螞蟻

蚂蚁 ⇨ 蚂 + 蚁
Component Pinyin Meanings
蚂 1. Simplified form of 螞
蚁 1. Simplified form of 蟻

蚂 ⇨ 虫 + 马
Component Pinyin Meanings
虫 1. insect
2. Variant of 蟲
3. Variant of 虺
马 1. horse
2. Simplified form of 馬

蚁 ⇨ 虫 + 义
Component Pinyin Meanings
虫 1. insect
2. Variant of 蟲
3. Variant of 虺
义 1. Variant of 義
2. Variant of 叉

义 ⇨ 乂 + 丶
Component Pinyin Meanings
乂 yì 1. Original form of 刈 (to weed; to mow)
2. to govern; to control; to manage; to regulate
3. to nurture
ài 4. to discipline; to punish
丶 zhǔ 1. dot
2. (An ancient punctuation mark.)
3. Alternative form of 主 (-)