hu2
butterfly

strokes 15
radical
strokes after radical 9
蝴蝶 蝴蝶 hu2 die2
butterfly

蝴蝶花 蝴蝶花 hu2 die2 hua1
iris; Iris tectorum

蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hu2 die2 jie2
bow; bowknot

蝴蝶琴 蝴蝶琴 hu2 die2 qin2
same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer

蝴蝶犬 蝴蝶犬 hu2 die2 quan3
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)

蝴蝶酥 蝴蝶酥 hu2 die2 su1
crispy short-crust pastry; mille-feuilles

蝴蝶效应 蝴蝶效應 hu2 die2 xiao4 ying4
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)

鸳鸯蝴蝶 鴛鴦蝴蝶 yuan1 yang5 hu2 die2
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900

鸳鸯蝴蝶派 鴛鴦蝴蝶派 yuan1 yang5 hu2 die2 pai4
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists