Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 蜗

蜗

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Meaning

 snail, see 蜗牛

Pronunciation

 wō

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫, right: chat, gossip 呙 (A mouth 口 as big as the chest 内 likes gossip.)

Mnemonic

The insect with a big mouth (relativ to the body) is this snail.

Radicals

虫 insect(Also this radical 昆 is understood as: insect.)
呙 gossip, chat, jaw(His mouth 口 is as big as the chest 内, because he likes gossips.)
肙 small worm(As big as its head 口 is the body 月/肉 of this worm.)
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Vocabulary

蜗蜒 wō yán snail
蚁斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
蜗行 wō xíng snail's pace

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