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蜎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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蜎 Stroke Order — How to Write 蜎

Stroke Order

蜎 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

蜎 Radical and Character Components

Components:虫肙

蜎 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 肙 indicates the sound.

Radical: 虫 + 7 more strokes

蜎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yuān

Meanings of 蜎 in Chinese

1

yuān蜎

Describes the winding, wriggling movement of insects, especially when used in reduplication as '蜎蜎'.
小虫子在泥土里蜎蜎爬行。
Small insects are wriggling and crawling in the mud.
In ancient texts, it refers to mosquito larvae (wigglers).
古籍中记载,夏日水洼常见蜎动。
Ancient texts record that wiggling mosquito larvae are commonly seen in summer puddles.

Common Words and Phrases with 蜎

1
yuān蜎yuān蜎
to wriggle (like an insect)
小蚂蚁在桌面上蜎蜎地爬行,寻找着食物。
Tiny ants were wriggling across the tabletop, searching for food.

More words with 蜎

  • yuān蜎dòng动wriggling, squirming

Idioms with 蜎

  • yuān蜎fēi飞rú蠕dòng动swarming and wriggling small creatures
  • yuān渊yuān蜎huò蠖fú伏magnificent palaces with intricate carvings

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Questions about 蜎

What does 蜎 mean in Chinese?

蜎 (yuān) means “Describes the winding” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蜎?

蜎 is pronounced yuān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蜎 have?

蜎 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 蜎?

蜎 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蜎?

The radical of 蜎 is 虫, and 蜎 is a phono-semantic compound.

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