Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

butterfly

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “die” becomes a different word in each tone. 蝶 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 蝴蝶hú diébutterfly
  • 蝶变dié biàn(of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose; (fig.) to undergo a dramatic positive change (e.g. urban renewal, industrial reform, economic advance etc)
  • 蝶类dié lèibutterfly (family)
  • 蝶兰dié lánPhalaenopsis (flower genus)
  • 蝶骨dié gǔsphenoid bone (front of the temple)

Example Sentence

花丛中飞舞着几只美丽的蝴蝶。Huā cóng zhōng fēi wǔ zhe jǐ zhī měi lì de hú dié.A few beautiful butterflies flutter among the flowers.

花丛Huā cóngcluster of flowerszhōngmiddle飞舞fēi wǔto flutterzhe(ongoing action)small tablezhīonly美丽měi lìbeautifuldeof蝴蝶hú diébutterfly