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Usage of the character 蜓

tíng
[蜓]
  • see 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng)
qīngtíng
蜻蜓
[蜻蜓]
  • dragonfly
Yàntíngzuò
堰蜓座
[堰蜓座]
  • Chamaeleon (constellation)
qīngtíngmù
蜻蜓目
[蜻蜓目]
  • Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ
蜻蜓点水
[蜻蜓點水]
  • lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
  • superficial contact (idiom)
qīngtínghànshízhù
蜻蜓撼石柱
[蜻蜓撼石柱]
  • lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities