螳 táng

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

螳 táng

Contains the radical

虫 chóng

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng

Learning hint

insect

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰虫堂

Semantic compound

虫 chóng

Phonetic compound

堂 táng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 chóng represents the meaning and 堂 táng represents the sound.

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螳 táng 臂 bì 岂能挡车.

A mantis cannot stop the wheel of a cart.

Explore 4 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 螳 táng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
螳螂 táng láng	mantis	螳螂 táng láng
螳 táng	praying mantis	螳 táng
螳螂捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子 Zhuāng zǐ ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger	螳螂捕蟬
螳臂当车 táng bì dāng chē	a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)	螳臂當車