蠕
to squirm; to wiggle; to wriggle; Taiwan pr. [ruan3]
20 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,352 U+8815
How 蠕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 需 (phonetic, xū)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 需
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 需 (xū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需 sound component | xū | to need, to require; must |
| 儒 | rú | Confucian scholar |
| 糯 | nuò | glutinous rice; sticky, viscous |
| 濡 | rú | to moisten, to immerse; wet, damp |
| 孺 | rú | child; blood relation; affection |
| 嚅 | rú | to mumble, to stutter |
| 懦 | nuò | weak, timid, cowardly |
| 薷 | rú | Elshotria paltrini |
| 颥 | rú | the temporal bone |
| 襦 | rú | coat, jacket; fine silk fabric |
Words containing 蠕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠕形动物 | rú xíng dòng wù | soft-bodied organisms; vermes (obsolete taxonomic term) |
| 蠕动前进 | rú dòng qián jìn | wriggle |
| 肠蠕动 | cháng rú dòng | peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall) |
| 蠕动 | rú dòng | to wiggle; to squirm; peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall) |
| 蠕变 | rú biàn | creep (materials science) |
| 蠕虫 | rú chóng | worm |
| 蠕滑 | rú huá | creep (friction mechanics) |
| 蠕蠕 | rú rú | wiggling; squirming |