Chinese Word: 蛛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蛛

Pinyin: zhū

English Definition: spider

Chinese Definition:
①指“蜘蛛”：蛛网。蛛丝马迹。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:朱 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 朱 [ zhū ] cinnabar, vermilion; surname

Similar Characters: 蛷

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蜘蛛	zhī zhū	spider
蛛网	zhū wǎng	spider web; cobweb
蛛丝马迹	zhū sī mǎ jì	lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue
蜘蛛网	zhī zhū wǎng	cobweb; spider web
蜘蛛侠	zhī zhū xiá	Spider-Man, comic book superhero

1		cóng 从 wài xíng shàng 外形上 kàn 看， xióng xìng 雄性 láng zhū 狼蛛 xíng xíng sè sè 形形色色。 Male wolf spiders run the gamut in physical appearance.
2		qí zhōng 其中 yī zhǐ 一只 kāi shǐ 开始 hòu 后， qí tā 其它 yòu 幼 zhū 蛛 xiāng jì 相继 jiā rù 加入。 It begins with one spiderling and others one by one join in.
3		xióng xìng 雄性 bǎo yù 保育 zhū 蛛 tōng cháng 通常 yòng 用 sī 丝 guǒ 裹 de 的 lǐ wù 礼物 xiàng 像 qián zài 潜在 de 的 duì xiàng 对象 qiú ài 求爱。 Male nursery web spiders often woo potential lady-friends with gifts wrapped in silk.
4		yì zhǒng 一种 huā xiè 花蟹 zhū 蛛 shèn zhì 甚至 kě yǐ 可以 háo wú 毫无 kùn nan 困难 suí yì 随意 jìn chū 进出 píng 瓶 zhuàng 状 tǐ 体 de 的 nián yè 粘液 zhōng 中。 One species of crab spider can even enter and escape from the pitcher fluid without any difficulty.
5		màn jìng tóu 慢镜头 huí fàng 回放 xiǎn shì 显示 láng zhū 狼蛛 jǐn 仅 yòng 用 zú bù 足部 jiē chù 接触 bō li 玻璃， qiě 且 shāo 稍 yǒu 有 qīng wēi 轻微 de 的 xià huá 下滑。 Watching the footage in slow motion revealed that only the spiders' feet had touched the glass, and that the spiders slipped only slightly.

1		cóng 从 wài xíng shàng 外形上 kàn 看， xióng xìng 雄性 láng zhū 狼蛛 xíng xíng sè sè 形形色色。 Male wolf spiders run the gamut in physical appearance.
2		qí zhōng 其中 yī zhǐ 一只 kāi shǐ 开始 hòu 后， qí tā 其它 yòu 幼 zhū 蛛 xiāng jì 相继 jiā rù 加入。 It begins with one spiderling and others one by one join in.
3		xióng xìng 雄性 bǎo yù 保育 zhū 蛛 tōng cháng 通常 yòng 用 sī 丝 guǒ 裹 de 的 lǐ wù 礼物 xiàng 像 qián zài 潜在 de 的 duì xiàng 对象 qiú ài 求爱。 Male nursery web spiders often woo potential lady-friends with gifts wrapped in silk.
4		yì zhǒng 一种 huā xiè 花蟹 zhū 蛛 shèn zhì 甚至 kě yǐ 可以 háo wú 毫无 kùn nan 困难 suí yì 随意 jìn chū 进出 píng 瓶 zhuàng 状 tǐ 体 de 的 nián yè 粘液 zhōng 中。 One species of crab spider can even enter and escape from the pitcher fluid without any difficulty.
5		màn jìng tóu 慢镜头 huí fàng 回放 xiǎn shì 显示 láng zhū 狼蛛 jǐn 仅 yòng 用 zú bù 足部 jiē chù 接触 bō li 玻璃， qiě 且 shāo 稍 yǒu 有 qīng wēi 轻微 de 的 xià huá 下滑。 Watching the footage in slow motion revealed that only the spiders' feet had touched the glass, and that the spiders slipped only slightly.