蚁 蟻 yi3
ant

strokes 9
radical
虫
虫
strokes after radical 3
白蚁 白蟻 bai2 yi3
termite; white ant

兵蚁 兵蟻 bing1 yi3
soldier ant; dinergate

蚕蚁 蠶蟻 can2 yi3
newly hatched silkworm

红火蚁 紅火蟻 hong2 huo3 yi3
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China

蝼蚁 螻蟻 lou2 yi3
lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power

蚂蚁 螞蟻 ma3 yi3
ant

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 - kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.; Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)

热锅上的蚂蚁 熱鍋上的螞蟻 re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated

如蚁附膻 如蟻附膻 ru2 yi3 fu4 shan1
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash

食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shi2 yi3 shou4
ant-eater (several different species)

蚁斗蜗争 蟻鬥蝸爭 yi3 dou4 wo1 zheng1
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

蚁䴕 蟻鴷 yi3 lie4
(bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

蚁丘 蟻丘 yi3 qiu1
anthill

蚁酸 蟻酸 yi3 suan1
formic acid

蚁族 蟻族 yi3 zu2
"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career