螢 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Firefly / Glow Worm

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yíng

hotaru

형

螢 is the Chinese, older Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja way to write firefly, lightning bug, or glow worm (Luciola cruciata).

Note: After post WWII language reforms in Japan, they started using a more simple version of this Kanji. This version is shown to the right. If you want this modern Japanese version, please click on the Kanji to the right instead of the button above.

Firefly / Lightning Bug

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yíng huǒ chóng

螢火蟲 is a very verbose Chinese title for a firefly, glowworm, or lightning bug.

The first character, 螢, means firefly or glow-worm by itself. This title adds the character for fire (火) and bug (蟲).

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 螢 search...

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
螢萤 see styles	yíng ying2 ying hotaru ほたる	More info & calligraphy: Firefly / Glow Worm firefly; glow-worm (out-dated kanji) (kana only) firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm; (surname, female given name) Hotaru a firefly
螢火蟲萤火虫 see styles	yíng huǒ chóng ying2 huo3 chong2 ying huo ch`ung ying huo chung	More info & calligraphy: Firefly / Lightning Bug firefly; glowworm; lightning bug
崔螢崔萤 see styles	cuī yíng cui1 ying2 ts`ui ying tsui ying	崔螢 Custom Scroll Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty
流螢流萤 see styles	liú yíng liu2 ying2 liu ying	流螢 Custom Scroll firefly
螢介 see styles	keisuke / kesuke けいすけ	螢介 Custom Scroll (given name) Keisuke
螢光萤光 see styles	yíng guāng ying2 guang1 ying kuang keikou / keko けいこう	螢光 Custom Scroll Taiwan variant of 熒光\|荧光[ying2 guang1] (noun - becomes adjective with の) fluorescence; (given name) Keikou
螢原 see styles	keihara / kehara けいはら	螢原 Custom Scroll (surname) Keihara
螢子 see styles	keiko / keko けいこ	螢子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Keiko
螢川 see styles	hotarugawa ほたるがわ	螢川 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarugawa
螢幕萤幕 see styles	yíng mù ying2 mu4 ying mu	螢幕 Custom Scroll screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
螢池 see styles	hotarugaike ほたるがいけ	螢池 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarugaike
螢沢 see styles	hotarusawa ほたるさわ	螢沢 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarusawa
螢泉 see styles	keisen / kesen けいせん	螢泉 Custom Scroll (given name) Keisen
螢火萤火 see styles	yíng huǒ ying2 huo3 ying huo hotarubi ほたるび keika / keka けいか	螢火 Custom Scroll light of firefly; fairy light light of a firefly
螢焰萤焰 see styles	yíng yàn ying2 yan4 ying yen	螢焰 Custom Scroll light of firefly; firefly
螢目 see styles	hotarume ほたるめ	螢目 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarume
螢石萤石 see styles	yíng shí ying2 shi2 ying shih hotaruishi ほたるいし keiseki / keseki けいせき	螢石 Custom Scroll fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor (noun - becomes adjective with の) fluorite; fluorspar
螢谷 see styles	hotarudani ほたるだに	螢谷 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarudani
螢雪 see styles	keisetsu / kesetsu けいせつ	螢雪 Custom Scroll diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
水沢螢 see styles	mizusawahotaru みずさわほたる	水沢螢 Custom Scroll (person) Mizusawa Hotaru (1968.2.6-)
螢ヶ丘 see styles	hotarugaoka ほたるがおか	螢ヶ丘 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarugaoka
螢之丞 see styles	keinojou / kenojo けいのじょう	螢之丞 Custom Scroll (female given name) Keinojō
螢光灯 see styles	keikoutou / kekoto けいこうとう	螢光灯 Custom Scroll (out-dated kanji) (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
螢光燈萤光灯 see styles	yíng guāng dēng ying2 guang1 deng1 ying kuang teng keikoutou / kekoto けいこうとう	螢光燈 Custom Scroll Taiwan variant of 熒光燈\|荧光灯[ying2 guang1 deng1] (out-dated kanji) (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
螢光綠萤光绿 see styles	yíng guāng lǜ ying2 guang1 lu:4 ying kuang lü	螢光綠 Custom Scroll bright green; chartreuse
螢塚山 see styles	keizukazan / kezukazan けいずかざん	螢塚山 Custom Scroll (place-name) Keizukazan
螢川町 see styles	hotarugawamachi ほたるがわまち	螢川町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarugawamachi
螢田駅 see styles	hotarudaeki ほたるだえき	螢田駅 Custom Scroll (st) Hotaruda Station
螢見橋 see styles	hotarumibashi ほたるみばし	螢見橋 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hotarumibashi
聚螢映雪聚萤映雪 see styles	jù yíng yìng xuě ju4 ying2 ying4 xue3 chü ying ying hsüeh	聚螢映雪 Custom Scroll lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background; burning the midnight oil

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Firefly Glow Worm	螢萤	hotaru	yíng / ying2 / ying
Firefly Lightning Bug	螢火蟲萤火虫		yíng huǒ chóng ying2 huo3 chong2 ying huo chong yinghuochong	ying huo ch`ung yinghuochung ying huo chung
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.