蝸 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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wō

a snail

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 咼 represents the sound.

Components

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

咼 Sound component

guō, wāi

chat

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wō

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

Most common words with 蝸

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	蜗牛	snail
	蜗	snail
	蜗居	snail's home
	蜗杆	worm (mechanical engineering)
	蜗行	snail's pace

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
k.rˤoj (dialect: k.rˤ- > *kˤr-)	kwae	wō	snail

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3723rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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