róng
蝾
salamander; newt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
salamander; newt (chiefly used in the compound 蠑螈)
This character is rarely used independently; it almost always appears in the disyllabic word 蠑螈 (róngyuán) to refer to salamanders or newts. The simplified form is 蝾.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
róng蠑
yuán螈
shēng生
huó活
zài在
shān山
jiān间
de的
xī溪
liú流
zhōng中
。
This type of salamander lives in mountain streams.
Dōng东
fāng方
róng蠑
yuán螈
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
tè特
yǒu有
de的
zhēn珍
xī稀
liǎng两
qī栖
dòng动
wù物
。
The Chinese fire belly newt is a rare amphibian endemic to China.