虫 Exterminator vs. Beekeeper

蚊

wén

mosquito
虫 + 文wén
insect + gentleman farmer

insect most hated by gentleman farmers

蜓

tíng

dragonfly (back end)
虫 + 廷tíng
insect + royal court

insect of the royal court

蜜

mì

honey
宀 + 必bì + 虫
house + certainly/cross my heart + insect

They have a bee house, cross my heart, full of insects that make honey.

蜂

fēng

bee
虫 + 夆féng
insect + briars

insects among the rose briars are bees

蟹

xiè

crab (back end)
解jiě + 虫
untie + insect

Untie the crab's string to let it go.

蛙

wā

frog
虫 + 圭
insect + bricks

frog prince on a brick wall catching insects

蚂

mǎ

ant (front end)
虫 + 马mǎ
insect + horse

ants are the work horses of insects

蝠

fú

bat [n.]
虫 + 畐fú
insect + rich man

bats eat insects and symbolize wealth

禹

yǔ

*exterminator
丿 + 虫 + 冂
slash + insect + hood

exterminator slashes out insects, protects himself with a hood

禺

yú

*beekeeper
虫 + 田 + 冂
insect + field + hood

beekeeper cares for insects in the field, protected by a hood

虾

xiā

shrimp
虫 + 下xià
insect + below

insect that lives below the ocean surface

蝴

hú

butterfly (front end)
虫 + 胡hú
insect + goatee

butterfly has a goatee on his front end

蝶

dié

butterfly (back end)
虫 + 枼yè
insect + family tree

insects on a family tree showing how butterflies are related

蜻

qīng

dragonfly (front end)
虫 + 青qīng
insect + green-blue

螃

páng

crab (front end)
虫 + 旁páng
insect + side

叮

dīng

sting [v.]
口 + 丁dīng
mouth + nail

some insects bite and others poke

遇

yù

encounter
禺yú + 辶
beekeeper + road

Encountering a Beekeeper: Human kindness can still be found. A family, who is headed west, encounters a beekeeper on the road and enjoys a sticky treat. (1930's On the Road)

蛛

zhū

spider (back end)
虫 + 朱zhū
insect + vermilion

insect-like thing with a vermilion dot on its back

蝙

biān

bat (front end)
虫 + 扁biǎn
insect + flat/doormat

uses flat surfaces for echo-location

蚁

yǐ

ant (back end)
虫 + 义yì
insect + righteousness

insect model of righteously working together

蛇

shé

serpent
虫 + 它
insect + it

Think of a game of snake tag: if you are tagged by “it,” you have to link arms and become part of the snake.

属

shǔ

belong to
尸 + 禹yǔ
corpse/flag + exterminator

He belongs to the dead exterminators.

偶

oǔ

by chance
亻 + 禺yú
persona + beekeeper

by chance your persona meets a beekeeper “oh!”

蜘

zhī

spider (front end)
虫 + 知zhī
insect + know

insect-like thing known for its knowledge (Charlotte)

蛋

dàn

egg
疋 + 虫
Spartan Race + insect

Get enough protein (eggs & insects) before a Spartan Race.

Yakov drinks insect egg protein shakes in his training for the Spartan Race. (Max Dart)

虽

suī

although
口 + 虫
mouth + insect

although he's won many contests, he couldn't eat an insect

虫 Exterminator vs. Beekeeper

Quiz

蚁

yǐ

ant (back end)

蝙

biān

bat (front end)

蝴

hú

butterfly (front end)

螃

páng

crab (front end)

蜓

tíng

dragonfly (back end)

蜻

qīng

dragonfly (front end)

蛛

zhū

spider (back end)

蜘

zhī

spider (front end)

蝶

dié

butterfly (back end)

蚂

mǎ

ant (front end)

禹

yǔ

*exterminator

蟹

xiè

crab (back end)

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