die2
dié
variant of 蝶

die2
dié
butterfly

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

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

蝶兰 蝶蘭 die2 lan2
diélán
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)

蝶类 蝶類 die2 lei4
diélèi
butterfly (family)

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

蝶泳 蝶泳 die2 yong3
diéyǒng
butterfly stroke (swimming)

凤蝶 鳳蝶 feng4 die2
fèngdié
swallowtail butterfly

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

胡蝶 胡蝶 hu2 die2
dié
variant of 蝴蝶

蝴蝶 蝴蝶 hu2 die2
dié
butterfly

蝴蝶花 蝴蝶花 hu2 die2 hua1
diéhuā
iris; Iris tectorum

蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hu2 die2 jie2
diéjié
bow; bowknot

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

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

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

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

蛱蝶 蛺蝶 jia2 die2
jiádié
nymphalid; butterfly

欧蝶鱼 歐蝶魚 ou1 die2 yu2
ōudié
plaice

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

鸳鸯蝴蝶 鴛鴦蝴蝶 yuan1 yang5 hu2 die2
yuānyangdié
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
yuānyangdiépài
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
zhāofēngyǐndié
(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
zhuāngzhōumèngdié
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)