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蜗
蝸
wō
1. snail
2. Taiwan pr. <guā>
3. see [[蝸牛|蜗牛<wōniú>]]
Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蜗
wō
snail; Eulota callizoma
13 丶

Compound Words (14)

耳蜗
ěrwō
cochlea
蜗居
wōjū
snail's home
蜗庐
wōlú
snail's hut
蜗旋
wōxuán
spiral
蜗杆
wōgǎn
worm (mechanical engineering)
蜗牛
wōniú
snail
蜗窗
wōchuāng
fenestra cochleae (in middle ear)
蜗蜒
wōyán
snail
蜗行
wōxíng
snail's pace
蜗杆副
wōgǎnfù
worm-gear pair
人工耳蜗
réngōngěrwō
cochlear implant
无壳蜗牛
wúkéwōniú
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
蜗行牛步
wōxíngniúbù
lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)
蚁斗蜗争
yǐdòuwōzhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

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