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蛳

螄
sī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 螺蛳) river snail

Examples

HSK 7-9
炒螺蛳是这里很受欢迎的一道菜。
Chǎo luósī shì zhèlǐ hěn shòu huānyíng de yídào cài.
Stir-fried river snails are a very popular local dish here.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

蛳 sī