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 character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2010 15:11

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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 = screwdriver

螺髻 lo4*2 gai3*2 = spiral-shaped coil in woman's hairdo
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 螺
Unicode code for this character: U+87ba (off-site link)

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