懂中文 Dong Chinese

蜻

qīng

dragonfly

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

青 sound component

青  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

Evolution

蜻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蜻  

qīng

dragonfly; see 蜻蜓[qīng​tíng]

Most common words with 蜻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜻蜓

dragonfly

蜻蜓点水

superficial contact (idiom)

蜻

dragonfly

蜻蜓撼石柱

lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities