螺 — Chinese character
螺
luó
spiral shell, conch; spiral
- Pinyin
- luó
- Radical
- 142 ⾍ (Insect)
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- 虫 累
- Formation
- pictophonetic — insect; meaning component 虫; sound component 累
- Japanese
- 螺 as a kanji
Common words with 螺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螺旋 | luó xuán | spiral; helix |
| 螺丝 (螺絲) | luó sī | screw |
| 螺旋桨 (螺旋槳) | luó xuán jiǎng | propeller |
| 螺纹 (螺紋) | luó wén | spiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint |
| 陀螺 | tuó luó | spinning top; gyroscope |
| 螺栓 | luó shuān | bolt (male component of nut and bolt) |
| 海螺 | hǎi luó | sea snail; whelk |
| 螺丝刀 (螺絲刀) | luó sī dāo | screwdriver; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 螺钉 (螺釘) | luó dīng | screw |
| 螺丝钉 (螺絲釘) | luó sī dīng | screw |
| 螺母 | luó mǔ | nut (female component of nut and bolt) |
| 螺蛳 (螺螄) | luó sī | river snail |
English words written with 螺
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.