懂中文 Dong Chinese

蛻

tuì

molt

An insect 虫 changing 兌 its skin; 兌 also provides the pronunciation

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

兌 sound,meaning component

兌  Sound Meaning component

duì

  

exchange

Evolution

蛻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蜕 (蛻) 

tuì

molt, exuviate, shed; skin cast off during molting; exuvia; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell

Most common words with 蛻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜕变

to transform

蜕

exuvia

蜕皮

exuvium

蜕化

to metamorphose

蜕化变质

to become depraved