What does 蝶 mean?
蝶 is a Japanese noun meaning “a butterfly (formal or scientific)” in English. It is written as 蝶 in kanji, ちょう in hiragana, and chou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
私は美しい蝶を捕まえた。
I caught a beautiful butterfly.