蜗

wō

wōspelled as uo · 1st tone — spelling rules

snail

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蟹

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Character Decomposition

蜗=虫+呙

Etymology

mollusk

Meanings

snail

Taiwan pr. guā

wō

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Words with 蜗 57 total

(anatomy) cochlea耳蜗ěr wō humble abode · to live (in a tiny, cramped space)蜗居wō jū humble abode蜗庐wō lú to spiral蜗旋wō xuán snail蜗蜒wō yán worm (mechanical engineering)蜗杆wō gǎn snail · Taiwan pr. guā niú蜗牛wō niú (anatomy) round window (one of the two openings from the middle ear into the inner ear)蜗窗wō chuāng to advance at a snail's pace蜗行wō xíng worm-gear pair · worm drive · worm and worm gear蜗杆副wō gǎn fù lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling蚁斗蜗争yǐ dòu wō zhēng cochlear implant人工耳蜗rén gōng ěr wō fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house无壳蜗牛wú ké wō niú lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) · fig. to move at a snail's pace · to make slow progress蜗行牛步wō xíng niú bù giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica)非洲大蜗牛Fēi zhōu dà wō niú

Idioms with 蜗 10 total Chain

lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) · fig. to move at a snail's pace · to make slow progress蜗行牛步wō xíng niú bù lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling蚁斗蜗争yǐ dòu wō zhēng

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