Keyword
spiral shell
- conch
- spiral
- Frequency
- #2287
- Strokes
- 17
Readings
luó
Mnemonic
虫 (insect) gives the meaning and 累 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
螺旋
spiral; helix; screw
螺
spiral shell; snail; conch
螺丝
screw
螺旋桨
propeller
螺纹
spiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint; thread of screw
陀螺
spinning top; gyroscope
螺栓
bolt (male component of nut and bolt)
海螺
sea snail; whelk; conch
螺丝刀
screwdriver
螺钉
screw
螺丝钉
screw
螺母
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
螺蛳
river snail
陀螺仪
gyroscope
鹦鹉螺
nautilus; ammonite (fossil spiral shell)
田螺
river snail
螺杆
screw
螺帽
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
螺旋形
spiral
螺旋体
Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria; spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis
钉螺
Oncomelania
螺旋藻
spiral algae; spirulina (dietary supplement)
螺线
spiral
碧螺春
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖 (TàiHú), Jiangsu