螺 (lo4 | luo2) : spiral shell

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螺

lo4

luo2

[1] spiral shell; conch; snail
[2] whorl

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

螺

This word has been viewed 5486 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2010 15:11

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海螺 hoi2 lo4*2 hai3 luo2 = sea snail; whelk; conch

螺絲鑽 lo4 si1 zyun3 luo2 si1 zuan4 = auger

螺絲釘 lo4 si1 deng1 luo2 si1 ding1 = screw

螺帽 lo4 mou6*2 = screw cap

田螺 tin4 lo4*2 = Viviparidae, pond snail; escargot

螺栓 lo4 saan1 = bolt

螺絲 lo4 si1 = screw

響螺 hoeng2 lo4*2 = conch

螺絲批 lo4 si1 pai1 = screwdriver 粵

螺絲刀 lo4 si1 dou1 luo2 si1 dao1 = screwdriver

螺髻 lo4*2 gai3*2 luo2 ji4 = spiral-shaped coil in woman's hairdo

螺絲帽 lo4 si1 mou6*2 = a nut (for a screw, bolt)

螺絲母 lo4 si1 mou5*2 = a nut (for a screw, bolt)

食螺絲 sik6 lo4 si1 = to speak indistinctly; to mumble 粵

螺絲粉 lo4 si1 fan2 = fusilli (type of pasta)

螺線 lo4 sin3 = a spiral

東風螺 dung1 fung1 lo4*2 = spiral babylon

螺旋鉗 lo4 syun4 kim4*2 luo2 xuan2 qian2 = a wrench

田螺車 tin4 lo4*2 ce1 = a cement mixer (because the truck looks somewhat like a snail) 粵

十字螺絲批 sap6 zi6 lo4 si1 pai1 shi2 zi4 luo2 si1 pi1 = Philips screwdriver 粵

陀螺儀 to4 lo4 ji4 tuo2 luo2 yi2 = gyroscope

螺旋槳 lo4 syun4 zoeng2 luo2 xuan2 jiang3 = propeller

陀螺 to4 lo4 tuo2 luo2 = gyroscope; spinning top

核陀螺 hat6 to4 lo4*2 he2 tuo2 luo2 = nuclear gyroscope

花螺 faa1 lo4*2 hua1 luo2 = areola babylon

癟螺痧 bit6 lo4 saa1 bie4 luo2 sha1 = cholera (with dehydration)

內六角螺絲刀 noi6 luk6 gok3 lo4 si1 dou1 nei4 liu4 jiao3 luo2 si1 dao1 = an Allen driver

Showing 1 example containing 螺

用個士巴拿擰實粒螺絲粵
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

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