螺 luó spiral shell
spiral shell; conch
How to remember 螺: 虫 insect + 累 tired = spiral shell. Too tired to swim, the boy watches a tiny insect crawl into his best beach find and asks "Is that a spiral shell?"
Component breakdown
螺 = 虫 insect + 累 tired
- 虫 insect
- 累 tired
- 田 field
- 糸 thread
Too tired to swim, the boy watches a tiny insect crawl into his best beach find and asks "Is that a spiral shell?"
How it is used
- Base sense 'spiral / spiral-shelled creature' - the everyday word is 螺丝 (luósī, a screw), plus 螺旋 (luóxuán) spiral/helix, 螺母 (luómǔ) a nut, 螺钉 (luódīng) a screw.
- Also the creature: 田螺 (tiánluó) river snail, 海螺 (hǎiluó) conch; 螺纹 (luówén) is a screw thread or a fingerprint whorl.