蜕(tuì)

13 strokesTrad. 蛻

skin cast off during molting

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Character information

Pinyin
tuì
Meaning
skin cast off during molting; exuvia; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
蛻

Origin & structure

Where 蜕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰虫兑

An insect 虫 changing 兑 its skin; 兑 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

虫chóng兑duì

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 蛻: An insect 虫 changing 兌 its skin; 兌 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 蜕 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蜕

Common words using 蜕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tuì蜕huà化

(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis; (fig.) to be transformed; to metamor…

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tuì蜕ké壳

to exuviate; to molt

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tuì蜕pí皮

skin cast off during molting; exuvium; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to ca…

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tuì蜕biàn变

to transform

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tuì蜕huà化biàn变zhì质

(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved

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Related characters

From 蜕’s common words

化壳皮变质

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