A predatory insect with a long body and two pairs of transparent wings that lives near water.

Literally "a dragonfly touching the water"; used to describe doing something in a superficial way or only having a passing contact with a subject rather than studying or working on it deeply.

(colloquial) to do a handstand or headstand; to stand upside down

(idiom) a dragonfly shaking a stone pillar; used to describe someone who tries to do something far beyond their strength or power

the sword moves like a dragonfly; an unconventional gambit or an unexpected winning move in a fight or competition

A famous long tanci (ballad-singing story) from the Qing Dynasty, also known as [[芙蓉洞|芙蓉洞|fu2 rong2 dong4]] or [[节义传|節義傳|jie2 yi4 zhuan4]]; it tells the story of a child who searches for his biological mother based on a jade dragonfly fan ornament.

toy helicopter rotor made of bamboo that flies upward when spun between the palms

A traditional children's toy made of a propeller-shaped bamboo blade with a stick attached at the center; it is spun between the palms to fly into the air.

a type of green insect with slender bodies and delicate wings that is beneficial to agriculture because it eats aphids

(bound form) damselfly; lacewing; a species of insect similar to a dragonfly but with smaller front wings

the order of insects comprising dragonflies and damselflies, containing approximately 6,000 species

a type of cricket or similar orthopteran insect

the insect order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies

(variant) dragonfly