蝶

ちょう · chou · JLPT N1 · noun

butterfly

🦋 蝶 = 虫 (insect radical) + 枼 (sound part): an insect name that sounds like chō

The 虫 radical on the left marks this as an insect, so it belongs with bugs like 蜂 (bee). The right-hand 枼 supplies the sound, giving the chō reading.

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