蛸(shāo)

13 strokes
Readingsshāoxiāo

long-legged spider

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Character information

Pinyin
shāo / xiāo
Meaning
long-legged spider
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蛸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫肖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (mollusk); 肖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

虫chóng肖xiào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蛸 step by step

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

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Words with 蛸

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

xiào肖shāo蛸

variant of 蟏蛸

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piāo螵shāo蛸

ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM); cut…

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xiāo蟏shāo蛸

long-jawed orb weaver; long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae)

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Related characters

From 蛸’s common words

肖螵蟏

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