yǒng蛹
蛹
technical
common
noun
Meaning of 蛹
蛹 means pupa; chrysalis. Pronounced yǒng.
- pupa; chrysalis
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes13
Components
虫
甬
Stroke Order
蛹
Definitions & Examples
Cán蚕
bǎo宝
bao宝
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
cán蚕
yǒng蛹
,
zhī之
hòu后
pò破
jiǎn茧
ér而
chū出
chéng成
wéi为
cán蚕
é蛾
。
Silkworm larvae will turn into silkworm pupae, then emerge from their cocoons as silkworm moths.
Hú蝴
dié蝶
de的
yǒng蛹
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
dié蝶
yǒng蛹
,
huì会
zài在
jiǎn茧
zhōng中
wán完
chéng成
xíng形
tài态
zhuǎn转
biàn变
。
The pupa of a butterfly is called a chrysalis, and it completes its physical transformation inside the cocoon.
Yǒng蛹
jiē阶
duàn段
de的
kūn昆
chóng虫
bú不
huì会
jìn进
shí食
,
jǐn仅
yī依
kào靠
tǐ体
nèi内
chǔ储
cún存
de的
yíng营
yǎng养
wù物
zhì质
fā发
yù育
。
Insects in the pupal stage do not eat, and only rely on stored nutrients in their bodies to develop.
Dà大
bù部
fèn分
jiǎ甲
chóng虫
de的
yǒng蛹
dōu都
yǐn隐
cáng藏
zài在
tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
wán完
chéng成
fā发
yù育
。
Most beetle pupae hide in soil to complete their development.
Yán研
jiū究
rén人
yuán员
zài在
shí实
yàn验
shì室
zhōng中
guān观
chá察
le了
guǒ果
yíng蝇
yǒng蛹
de的
fā发
yù育
guò过
chéng程
。
Researchers observed the developmental process of fruit fly pupae in the laboratory.