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蠕

rú
verb #92,997

Meanings

  1. 1 to squirm
  2. 2 to wriggle
  3. 3 to wiggle (as a worm)

Characters

蠕
rú
to wriggle / squirm

Examples

蚯蚓在土里慢慢地蠕动。
Qiūyǐn zài tǔ lǐ mànman de rúdòng.
The earthworm slowly wriggles through the soil.
他的嘴唇微微地蠕了一下,却没说出话来。
Tā de zuǐchún wēiwēi de rú le yīxià, què méi shuō chū huà lái.
His lips twitched faintly, but no words came out.

Tips

memory
The radical 虫 (chóng, insect/worm) signals the meaning, while 需 gives the sound. Most commonly seen in the compound 蠕动 (rúdòng, to wriggle / peristalsis).

Stroke Order

蠕 rú

Related Words

蠕动 rúdòng #25,742
to wriggle / to squirm / to creep / peristalsis (medical)
医学蠕虫 yīxuérúchóng
medical helminths (parasitic worms of medical importance)
蠕虫 rúchóng #17,231
worm
星虫 xīngchóng #93,988
sipunculid; peanut worm (phylum Sipuncula) / marine worm with an extendable proboscis; also called 沙虫 or 沙月子
泥丁 nídīng
sipunculid peanut worm (edible marine worm) / mud-worm
恐怖虫 kǒngbùchóng
Hallucigenia (Cambrian fossil worm) / 'terror worm' (popular science nickname)
螠 yì
spoon worm / echiuran; marine worm of the class Echiura
应声虫 yìngshēngchóng #68,769
echo worm / yes-man / someone with no opinions of their own who just parrots others
虫子 chóngzi HSK 4 #3,067
insect; bug / worm
虫 chóng #2,556
insect; worm; bug
蠕 rú
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