| 1 | 蜗牛 | 蝸牛 | wō niú | wo1 niu2 | snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] | | |
| 2 | 蜗 | 蝸 | wō | wo1 | snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1]; see 蜗牛 [wo1 niu2] | | |
| 3 | 蜗窗 | 蝸窗 | wō chuāng | wo1 chuang1 | fenestra cochleae (in middle ear) | | |
| 4 | 蜗杆 | 蝸桿 | wō gǎn | wo1 gan3 | worm (mechanical engineering) | | |
| 5 | 蜗杆副 | 蝸桿副 | wō gǎn fù | wo1 gan3 fu4 | worm-gear pair; worm drive; worm and worm gear | | |
| 6 | 蜗居 | 蝸居 | wō jū | wo1 ju1 | humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space) | | |
| 7 | 蜗庐 | 蝸廬 | wō lú | wo1 lu2 | humble abode | | |
| 8 | 蜗行 | 蝸行 | wō xíng | wo1 xing2 | to advance at a snail's pace | | |
| 9 | 蜗行牛步 | 蝸行牛步 | wō xíng niú bù | wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4 | 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 | | |
| 10 | 蜗旋 | 蝸旋 | wō xuán | wo1 xuan2 | to spiral | | |
| 11 | 蜗蜒 | 蝸蜒 | wō yán | wo1 yan2 | snail | | |