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Chinese symbol for “conch”

螺号
luó hào
Traditional: 螺號
conch; shell as horn for signaling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for conch is 螺号 (luó hào), defined as: conch; shell as horn for signaling.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

螺 luó
spiral shell, conch; spiral
radical 142 ⾍ · 17 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “conch”

WordPinyinMeaning
螺luóspiral shell; snail
海螺hǎi luósea snail; whelk

Related words

Other words that share a character with 螺号.

WordPinyinMeaning
螺旋luó xuánspiral; helix
螺丝 (螺絲)luó sīscrew
螺旋桨 (螺旋槳)luó xuán jiǎngpropeller
螺纹 (螺紋)luó wénspiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint
陀螺tuó luóspinning top; gyroscope
螺栓luó shuānbolt (male component of nut and bolt)
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “conch”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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