螺(luó)

HSK 7-917 strokes

spiral shell

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Character information

Pinyin
luó
Meaning
spiral shell; snail; conch
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 螺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫累

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 累 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

虫chóng累lèi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 螺 step by step

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

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Words with 螺

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

luó螺sī丝
HSK 7-9

screw

Open 螺丝 page →
hǎi海luó螺

sea snail; whelk; conch

Open 海螺 page →
yù玉luó螺

moon snail (sea snail of the Naticidae family)

Open 玉螺 page →
tián田luó螺

river snail

Open 田螺 page →
bì碧luó螺chūn春

biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near…

Open 碧螺春 page →
fú福shòu寿luó螺

giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China si…

Open 福寿螺 page →
luó螺mào帽

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

Open 螺帽 page →
luó螺xuán旋

spiral

Open 螺旋 page →

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