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蠕
rú
wasp; to wriggle, to squirm
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 需 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蠕 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蠕
rú
to squirm / to wiggle / to wriggle / Taiwan pr. <ruǎn>
蠕
rú
to squirm / to wiggle / to wriggle / Taiwan pr. <ruǎn>
蠕虫
rúchóng
worm
蠕虫
rúchóng
worm
肠蠕动
chángrúdòng
peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
肠蠕动
chángrúdòng
peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
蠕形动物
rúxíngdòngwù
soft-bodied organisms / vermes (obsolete taxonomic term)
蠕形动物
rúxíngdòngwù
soft-bodied organisms / vermes (obsolete taxonomic term)
蠕蠕
rúrú
wiggling / squirming
蠕蠕
rúrú
wiggling / squirming
蠕动前进
rúdòngqiánjìn
wriggle
蠕动前进
rúdòngqiánjìn
wriggle
蠕动
rúdòng
to wiggle / to squirm / peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
蠕动
rúdòng
to wiggle / to squirm / peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫需
i
Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
💡 Ideographic:
A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
4 strokes