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Chinese symbol for “squirm”

蠕
rú
to squirm; to wiggle; to wriggle; Taiwan pr. [ruan3]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for squirm is 蠕 (rú), defined as: to squirm; to wiggle; to wriggle; Taiwan pr. [ruan3].

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

蠕 rú
wasp; to wriggle, to squirm
radical 142 ⾍ · 20 strokes

Other Chinese words for “squirm”

WordPinyinMeaning
蠕动 (蠕動)rú dòngto wiggle; to squirm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蠕.

WordPinyinMeaning
蠕虫 (蠕蟲)rú chóngworm
蠕动 (蠕動)rú dòngto wiggle; to squirm
蠕变 (蠕變)rú biàncreep (materials science)
蠕蠕rú rúwiggling; squirming
肠蠕动 (腸蠕動)cháng rú dòngperistalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
蠕动前进 (蠕動前進)rú dòng qián jìnwriggle

See also: Japanese symbol for “squirm”.

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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