蛳 (sī): (in 螺蛳) river snail

Meanings

炒螺蛳是这里很受欢迎的一道菜。

Chǎo luósī shì zhèlǐ hěn shòuhuānyíng de yídào cài.

Stir-fried river snails are a very popular local dish here.

柳州的螺蛳粉闻着冲，吃着香。

Liǔzhōu de luósī fěn wén zhe chòng, chī zhe xiāng.

Liuzhou river-snail rice noodles smell strong but taste wonderful.

usage

蛳 appears only in 螺蛳 (river snail), famous in the dish 螺蛳粉 (snail rice noodles). It has no use on its own.

radical

虫 chóng

insect; worm; small creature

The 虫 radical on the left covers small creatures broadly, including molluscs like the snail in 螺蛳.

phonetic

师 shī

teacher; master (here phonetic)

Right side 师 is the phonetic element; the sound has shrunk from shī to sī, so read it as a sound hint rather than an exact match.

蛳 sī