a snail

Components
虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

mollusk

呙 sound component

  Sound component

guōwāi

  

chat

Evolution

蜗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜗 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蜗 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

a snail, Eulota callizoma; snail; Taiwan pr. [guā]; see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wō​niú]

Most common words with 蜗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜗牛

snail

snail

蜗居

snail's home

蜗杆

worm (mechanical engineering)

蜗行

snail's pace