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 its 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
green-blue insect
螃
páng
crab (front end)
虫 + 旁páng
insect + side
walks sideways
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. This family, who is headed west, encounters a beekeeper on the road and enjoys a sticky treat.
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
虽
suī
although
口 + 虫
mouth + insect
although he's won many contests, he couldn't eat an insect
