Chinese Word: 蜗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蜗 (Trad.: 蝸)

Pinyin: wō

English Definition: snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1]; see 蜗牛 [wo1 niu2]

Chinese Definition:
①(蜗牛)软体动物，有螺旋形扁圆的硬壳，头部有两对触角。吃嫩叶，对农作物有害。某些种类可供食用。
②(蜗居)喻窄小的住所。
③(蜗螺)软体动物，壳如笋状，螺层长，壳顶尖，生活于湖池中。
④(蜗蠃)软体动物，壳淡玳瑁色，壳口边缘略翻出，生活于湖溪中。亦称“螺蛳”。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:呙 indicates the sound; 虫 (mollusk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 呙 [ guō ] to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk; mouth

Similar Characters: 锅

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Example Words

蜗牛	wō niú	snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
蜗居	wō jū	humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
耳蜗	ěr wō	cochlea
蜗杆	wō gǎn	worm (mechanical engineering)
无壳蜗牛	wú ké wō niú	fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house

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Example Sentences

1		tā men 牠们 zǒu guò 走过 wǒ 我 shēn biān 身边 shí 时， wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 fèn zhàn 奋战 wō 蜗 yú 蝓。 While I'm fighting against the slugs, they pass by.
2		suī rán 虽然 fēn shǒu 分手 kě yǐ 可以 hěn 很 yǒu hǎo 友好， dàn 但 wō 蜗 hūn 婚 què 却 bìng fēi yì shì 并非易事。 Even when a split is amicable, living together but apart is not straightforward.
3		zhè xiē 这些 shén jīng shù 神经束 chán rào 缠绕 zài 在 yì qǐ 一起 xíng chéng 形成 qián tíng 前庭 wō shén jīng 蜗神经（ dì bā 第八 nǎo shén jīng 脑神经）。 These nerves are twined together to form the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve).
4		wō lún 蜗轮 xiāng nèi 箱内 wō lún 蜗轮 zhòu 轴 shàng 上 zhuāng yǒu 装有 shōu 收 shéng lún 绳轮 hé 和 jì shù qì 计数器， jì suàn 计算 shéng suǒ 绳索 de 的 cháng dù 长度。 Worm shaft of worm-gear box fixes collecting rope wheel and counter so that count rope length.
5		měi guó 美国 háng kōng yè 航空业 lǜ sè 绿色 gé mìng 革命 de 的 sù dù màn 速度慢 rú 如 wō 蜗 bù 步， yì diǎn 一点 dōu 都 bù 不 xiàng 像 qí tā 其他 lǚ yóu yè 旅游业。 Unlike other aspects of the travel business, the airline industry has moved at a snail's pace to get onboard the green revolution.

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1		tā men 牠们 zǒu guò 走过 wǒ 我 shēn biān 身边 shí 时， wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 fèn zhàn 奋战 wō 蜗 yú 蝓。 While I'm fighting against the slugs, they pass by.
2		suī rán 虽然 fēn shǒu 分手 kě yǐ 可以 hěn 很 yǒu hǎo 友好， dàn 但 wō 蜗 hūn 婚 què 却 bìng fēi yì shì 并非易事。 Even when a split is amicable, living together but apart is not straightforward.
3		zhè xiē 这些 shén jīng shù 神经束 chán rào 缠绕 zài 在 yì qǐ 一起 xíng chéng 形成 qián tíng 前庭 wō shén jīng 蜗神经（ dì bā 第八 nǎo shén jīng 脑神经）。 These nerves are twined together to form the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve).
4		wō lún 蜗轮 xiāng nèi 箱内 wō lún 蜗轮 zhòu 轴 shàng 上 zhuāng yǒu 装有 shōu 收 shéng lún 绳轮 hé 和 jì shù qì 计数器， jì suàn 计算 shéng suǒ 绳索 de 的 cháng dù 长度。 Worm shaft of worm-gear box fixes collecting rope wheel and counter so that count rope length.
5		měi guó 美国 háng kōng yè 航空业 lǜ sè 绿色 gé mìng 革命 de 的 sù dù màn 速度慢 rú 如 wō 蜗 bù 步， yì diǎn 一点 dōu 都 bù 不 xiàng 像 qí tā 其他 lǚ yóu yè 旅游业。 Unlike other aspects of the travel business, the airline industry has moved at a snail's pace to get onboard the green revolution.

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