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蜻蛉

qīng líng

2-character word

What 蜻蛉 means

1. damselfly
2. lacewing

The characters in 蜻蛉

• 蜻qīngsee 蜻蜓
• 蛉língsandfly

Words starting with 蜻蛉

• 蜻蛉目qīng líng mùOdonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies

Words containing 蜻蛉

• 草蜻蛉cǎo qīng línggreen lacewing
• 剑走蜻蛉jiàn zǒu qīng língthe sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move…

Sounds the same

Read qīng líng, tone for tone, but written differently.

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