蝠 (fú): (bound form) bat
蝠 (fú) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) bat.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 虫 (semantic) and 畐 (phonetic). It ranks #2604 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蝠 insect. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 虫 (chóng, insect), 蛇 (shé, snake), 蛋 (dàn, egg).
Definitions
- (bound form) bat
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝙蝠 | biān fú | (zoology) bat |
| 叶口蝠科 | yè kǒu fú kē | (zoology) New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) |
| 台湾叶鼻蝠 | tái wān yè bí fú | Formosan leaf-nosed bat |
| 叶鼻蝠 | yè bí fú | leaf-nosed bat |
| 鬼蝠𫚉 | guǐ fú hóng | manta ray, esp. giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) |
| 蝙蝠侠proper-noun | biān fú xiá | Batman, comic book superhero |
| 蝠鲼 | fú fèn | manta ray (genus Mobula) |
| 狐蝠noun | hú fú | flying fox |
蝠 appears in 8 compound words: 13 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
蝙蝠是唯一能真正进行动力飞行的哺乳动物。
biān fú shì wéi yī néng zhēn zhèng jìn xíng dòng lì fēi xíng de bǔ rǔ dòng wù .
Bats are the only mammals capable of true powered flight.
一只固定展翼的蝙蝠悬在暗处，鼠标移动到哪里，检查灯就照向哪里。
yī zhī gù dìng zhǎn yì de biān fú xuán zài àn chǔ , shǔ biāo yí dòng dào nǎ lǐ , jiǎn chá dēng jiù zhào xiàng nǎ lǐ .
A bat with its wings spread wide hangs in the darkness; wherever the mouse moves, the inspection light shines.
为何今夏蝙蝠频繁入户？
wéi hé jīn xià biān fú pín fán rù hù ?
Why Have Bats Been Frequent Visitors to Homes This Summer?
流浪猫以及狼、狐狸、臭鼬等食肉哺乳动物或蝙蝠，均属于狂犬病高风险动物。
liú làng māo yǐ jí láng , hú lí , chòu 鼬 děng shí ròu bǔ rǔ dòng wù huò biān fú , jūn shǔ yú kuáng quǎn bìng gāo fēng xiǎn dòng wù .
Stray cats, as well as carnivorous mammals such as wolves, foxes, and skunks, and bats, are all considered high-risk animals for rabies.
进球后的程晟涵非常兴奋，做出了与阿森纳球星约克雷斯同款的“蝙蝠侠”庆祝动作。
jìn qiú hòu de chéng 晟 hán fēi cháng xīng fèn , zuò chū le yǔ ā sēn nà qiú xīng yuē kè léi sī tóng kuǎn de biān fú xiá qìng zhù dòng zuò .
After scoring, Cheng Shenghan was thrilled and performed the same “Batman” celebration as Arsenal star Yorkes.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component
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