螺纹

螺紋

luówén

noun #36,715

Measure Word

一条螺纹 tiáo

Meanings

1 spiral pattern
2 thread (of a screw)
3 whorl (of a fingerprint)

Characters

Examples

这个螺丝的螺纹滑了。

Zhège luósī de luówén huá le.

The thread on this screw is stripped.

他的指尖留下了清晰的螺纹。

Tā de zhǐjiān liúxià le qīngxī de luówén.

His fingertip left clear whorl prints.

Tips

usage

螺纹 covers any spiral pattern: screw threads in mechanics, fingerprint whorls in forensics, and decorative spirals. For a worn-out screw thread, say 螺纹滑了 (huá le, slipped).

Stroke Order

螺 luó

纹 wén