蝶

variant of 蝶[die2]

(bound form) butterfly

variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Character component without intrinsic meaning

(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies / (fig.) to attract the opposite sex / to flirt

variant of 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]

swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period

pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)

family Papilionidae (taxonomy)

plaice

Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)

nymphalid / butterfly

swallowtail butterfly