- 
蜻
蜻
qing1
 
- see 蜻蜓
 
| strokes | 
14 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
8 | 
- 
草蜻蛉
草蜻蛉
cao3 qing1 ling2
 
- green lacewing
 
- 
剑走蜻蛉
劍走蜻蛉
jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2
 
- the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
 
- 
蜻蛉
蜻蛉
qing1 ling2
 
- damselfly; lacewing
 
- 
蜻蛉目
蜻蛉目
qing1 ling2 mu4
 
- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
 
- 
蜻蜓
蜻蜓
qing1 ting2
 
- dragonfly
 
- 
蜻蜓点水
蜻蜓點水
qing1 ting2 dian3 shui3
 
- lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom)
 
- 
蜻蜓撼石柱
蜻蜓撼石柱
qing1 ting2 han4 shi2 zhu4
 
- lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
 
- 
蜻蜓目
蜻蜓目
qing1 ting2 mu4
 
- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies