shuài

蟀

Character · Noun

used in 蟋蟀 (cricket)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

used in 蟋蟀 (xī shuài), referring to the cricket insect

This character is a bound morpheme and is never used independently. It only appears in the disyllabic word 蟋蟀.

Cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
xī蟋
shuài蟀
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
 。

The chirping of crickets came from the grass.

Dòu斗
xī蟋
shuài蟀
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
mín民
jiān间
yóu游
xì戏
 。

Cricket fighting is a traditional Chinese folk game.