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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蜗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蜗 wō - snail
- Taiwan pr. [gua1]
- see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wo1 niu2]

List Ranking for: 蜗

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 23,988 18,709 26,498

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 虫 呙

Radical:

虫

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

呙

Semantic:

虫

Hint:

Mollusk

Other Words Containing 蜗

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
蜗牛 - - 16,523 16,671 8,240
蜗 - - 23,988 18,709 26,498
蜗居 - - 57,009 29,403 11,999