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蜘

zhī
noun #61,229

Meanings

  1. 1 spider

Examples

角落里有一只大蜘蛛。
Jiǎoluò lǐ yǒu yì zhī dà zhīzhū.
There is a big spider in the corner.
蜘蛛在窗台上结了网。
Zhīzhū zài chuāngtái shàng jié le wǎng.
The spider wove a web on the windowsill.
蜘蛛侠是一个很受欢迎的超级英雄。
Zhīzhū xiá shì yí gè hěn shòu huānyíng de chāojí yīngxióng.
Spider-Man is a very popular superhero.

Tips

usage
Only ever used in 蜘蛛 ('spider'). It is not a free word; you will never see 蜘 standing alone in modern Chinese.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; bug
The insect/creepy-crawly radical on the left marks this as a small invertebrate. Both characters of 蜘蛛 carry this radical, since spiders were grouped with bugs.
phonetic
知 zhī
to know
Supplies the sound on the right: 知 zhī gives the reading directly with no tone change. It contributes no 'know' meaning here.

In Pop Culture

蜘蛛侠 zhīzhū xiá
Spider-Man
The Chinese name for Marvel's Spider-Man, literally 'spider hero', where 侠 means a chivalrous hero.

Stroke Order

蜘 zhī