蝥 (máo) means "Spanish fly / Blister beetle" in Chinese. It has 15 strokes with the radical 虫. Difficulty: 4.2/5.
Spanish fly / Blister beetle
The character 蝥 (máo) is written with 15 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 虫 is one of its key components.
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蝥 is pronounced máo in Mandarin Chinese. It means Spanish fly / Blister beetle.
斑蝥是一种常见的昆虫。
bān máo shì yī zhǒng cháng jiàn de kūn chóng
The blister beetle is a common insect.
医生在研究斑蝥素。
yī shēng zài yán jiū bān máo sù
The doctor is researching cantharidin.
小孩子在草地里捉斑蝥。
xiǎo hái zi zài cǎo dì lǐ zhuō bān máo
The child is catching blister beetles in the grass.
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