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Meaning of 螺

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螺
Pinyin: luó
English Definition: spiral shell; snail; conch
Chinese Definition:
①软体动物,体外包着锥形、纺锤形或椭圆形的硬壳,上有旋纹:螺蛳。田螺。海螺。螺号。螺钿。法螺(用海螺壳做成的佛教乐器)。
②像螺壳纹理的:螺纹。螺旋。螺钉。螺母。螺栓。螺髻(古代妇女似螺壳的发形)。
③同“脶”。
Total strokes: 17; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:累 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • 累 [ lèi ] tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance
Similar Characters: 骡 摞 螦
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Example Words
螺旋 luó xuán spiral; helix; screw
螺丝 luó sī screw
陀螺 tuó luó spinning top; gyroscope
螺丝钉 luó sī dīng screw
螺旋桨 luó xuán jiǎng propeller
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Example Sentences
1
终于他的手摸到了一个螺钉的螺头
。
His hands find the top of a bolt.
2
现在
,
科学家们推测出这些螺类令人迷惑不解的推进方法
。
Now, scientists have puzzled out the snails' baffling method of propulsion.
3
在水中
,
淡水螺中释放出的尾蚴侵入人体皮肤
,
造成感染
。
Larval forms of the parasites, which are released by freshwater snails, penetrate the skin of people in the water.
4
人们捕获和销售马蹄蟹作为更有利可图的鳗鱼和峨螺养殖业的诱饵
。
People were capturing the crabs and selling them as bait for the more profitable eel and whelk fisheries.
5
由水生螺传播的一种称为血吸虫病的寄生虫病似乎也会受到气候的影响
。
Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by aquatic snails, also seems to be affected by climate.