蛰
to hibernate
12 strokes
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How 蛰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 执 (phonetic, zhí)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 执
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 执 (zhí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 执 sound component | zhí | to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain |
| 热 | rè | heat, fever, zeal |
| 势 | shì | power, force; tendency, attitude |
| 垫 | diàn | cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another |
| 贽 | zhì | tribute; a gift given to a superior |
| 鸷 | zhì | hawk, vulture |
Words containing 蛰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛰虫 | zhé chóng | dormant insect |
| 蛰居 | zhé jū | to live in seclusion |
| 蛰藏 | zhé cáng | to hibernate; to hide away |
| 惊蛰 | Jīng zhé | Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March |
| 蛰伏 | zhé fú | hibernation; living in seclusion |
| 冬蛰 | dōng zhé | hibernation |
| 启蛰 | Qǐ zhé | Waking from Hibernation; old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰[Jing1 zhe2], Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 sol… |
| 蛰眠 | zhé mián | to hibernate |