die2
variant of 蝶

die2
butterfly

strokes 15
radical
strokes after radical 9
蝶窦 蝶竇 die2 dou4
sphenoidal sinus

蝶骨 蝶骨 die2 gu3
sphenoid bone (front of the temple)

蝶兰 蝶蘭 die2 lan2
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)

蝶类 蝶類 die2 lei4
butterfly (family)

蝶山区 蝶山區 die2 shan1 qu1
Dieshan district of Wuzhou city 梧州市, Guangxi

蝶泳 蝶泳 die2 yong3
butterfly stroke (swimming)

凤蝶 鳳蝶 feng4 die2
swallowtail butterfly

凤蝶科 鳳蝶科 feng4 die2 ke1
family Papilionidae (taxonomy)

蝴蝶 蝴蝶 hu2 die2
butterfly

胡蝶 胡蝶 hu2 die2
variant of 蝴蝶

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)

蛱蝶 蛺蝶 jia2 die2
nymphalid; butterfly

欧蝶鱼 歐蝶魚 ou1 die2 yu2
plaice

燕尾蝶 燕尾蝶 yan1 wei3 die2
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

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

招蜂引蝶 招蜂引蝶 zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2
(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies; (fig.) to attract the opposite sex; to flirt

庄周梦蝶 莊周夢蝶 zhuang1 zhou1 meng4 die2
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)