dié
蝶
abbrev. for butterfly
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
abbreviation for butterfly
literaryThis is an archaic or literary variant form of 蝶, rarely used in modern daily writing.
dié蜨
fěn粉
zhān沾
yī衣
，
chūn春
guāng光
wú无
xiàn限
。
Butterfly powder sticks to the clothes, the spring scenery is boundless.
xī溪
shàng上
xīn新
dié蜨
wǔ舞
，
huā花
jiān间
jiù旧
yàn燕
tí啼
。
New butterflies dance by the stream, old swallows chirp among the flowers.
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zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
lǐ里
yòng用
le了
dié蜨
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
hú蝴
dié蝶
。
This poem uses 蜨 to refer to butterflies.
gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
dié蜨
xiàng象
zhēng征
chūn春
tiān天
de的
shēng生
jī机
。
In ancient Chinese poetry, 蜨 is often used to symbolize the vitality of spring.
dié蜨
yǔ与
dié蝶
běn本
wèi为
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
，
rú如
jīn今
dié蜨
yǐ已
jí极
shǎo少
shǐ使
yòng用
。
蜨 and 蝶 are variant forms of the same character, and 蜨 is rarely used today.