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螺
luó
Description
「螺」是一种有硬壳的小动物，常常住在水里，壳是一圈一圈的形状。
"螺" is a small animal with a hard shell, often living in water, with a shell shaped in spirals.
这个字也用来说像螺壳一样一圈一圈转的东西。
This character is also used to describe things that spiral like a螺 shell.
Meanings
螺luó
snail or spiral-shelled mollusk
我在海边捡到一个漂亮的螺。
I found a beautiful shell by the sea.
螺luó
spiral or helical shape
这条路像螺一样绕上山。
This road winds up the mountain like a snail.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
originally depicts a spiral-shelled creature; the shell's coil gives rise to 'spiral' senses.
- Nuance
as a food/animal it's 螺; for a screw use the compound 螺丝.
In videos
“在小河里拾螺壳”
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