蜗

wō

snail · Taiwan pr.

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

Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

蜗=虫+呙

Etymology

mollusk

Meanings

snail

Taiwan pr.

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

Idioms with 蜗 10 total

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