yǒng

technical
common
noun

Meaning of

蛹 means pupa; chrysalis. Pronounced yǒng.

  • pupa; chrysalis

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

Cán
bǎo
bao
huì
biàn
chéng
cán
yǒng
 
zhī
hòu
jiǎn
ér
chū
chéng
wéi
cán
é
 

Silkworm larvae will turn into silkworm pupae, then emerge from their cocoons as silkworm moths.

dié
de
yǒng
bèi
chēng
wéi
dié
yǒng
 
huì
zài
jiǎn
zhōng
wán
chéng
xíng
tài
zhuǎn
biàn
 

The pupa of a butterfly is called a chrysalis, and it completes its physical transformation inside the cocoon.

Yǒng
jiē
duàn
de
kūn
chóng
huì
jìn
shí
 
jǐn
kào
nèi
chǔ
cún
de
yíng
yǎng
zhì
 

Insects in the pupal stage do not eat, and only rely on stored nutrients in their bodies to develop.

fèn
jiǎ
chóng
de
yǒng
dōu
yǐn
cáng
zài
rǎng
zhōng
wán
chéng
 

Most beetle pupae hide in soil to complete their development.

Yán
jiū
rén
yuán
zài
shí
yàn
shì
zhōng
guān
chá
le
guǒ
yíng
yǒng
de
guò
chéng
 

Researchers observed the developmental process of fruit fly pupae in the laboratory.

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