yì
蜴
used in 蜥蜴 (lizard)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lizard (used only in the compound 蜥蜴)
This character is a bound morpheme and is not used independently; it only appears in the compound word 蜥蜴 (xīyì), meaning lizard.
Qiáng墙
shàng上
pá爬
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
xī蜥
yì蜴
。
A lizard was crawling on the wall.
Xī蜥
yì蜴
shì是
lěng冷
xuè血
dòng动
wù物
，
xǐ喜
huan欢
shài晒
tài太
yáng阳
。
Lizards are cold-blooded animals that enjoy basking in the sun.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
biàn变
sè色
xī蜥
yì蜴
kě可
yǐ以
gēn根
jù据
huán环
jìng境
gǎi改
biàn变
tǐ体
sè色
。
This type of chameleon lizard can change its body color according to the environment.