蜘蛛

zhīzhū
noun #3,131

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 spider

Examples

HSK 2
Qiángjiǎo yǒu yī zhī zhīzhū.
There's a spider in the corner of the wall.
HSK 2
Tā hěn pà zhīzhū.
She's very afraid of spiders.
HSK 6
Zhīzhū zài zhī wǎng.
The spider is spinning a web.

Tips

memory
Both characters have the (insect) radical, marking them as creatures. The sounds zhī-zhū are a linked pair - neither character is used independently.

In Pop Culture

蜘蛛 Zhīzhū Xiá
Spider-Man
Marvel superhero

Stroke Order

zhī
zhū