螽斯
zhōng sī · katydid or long-horned grasshopper (family Tettigoniidae)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 螽斯
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite
蝈螽guō zhōnginsect of the Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets); Gampsocleis sinensis
寰螽huán zhōngeastern shield-backed katydid (genus Atlanticus)
螽斯科zhōng sī kēTettigoniidae (katydids and crickets)
蝈螽属guō zhōng shǔGampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)
螽斯总科zhōng sī zǒng kēTettigonioidea (katydids and crickets)