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蛸

Character

蛸 shāo · xiāo

Character2 readings

octopus

Radical
虫
Strokes
13
Structure
Left–right
Parts
虫 肖
Traditional
蛸
Frequency
#5043 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

shāoMain readingxiāoRare reading

shāo

shao1Main reading
  1. octopus CC-CEDICT
  2. used in 蟏蛸 (xiāo shāo) and 肖蛸 (xiāo shāo) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “蛸” as shāo

巴蛸bā shāo(dialect) octopusWord
肖蛸xiāo shāolong-jawed orb weaver↗Variant of 蟏蛸WordUnreviewed
蚆蛸bā shāo(dialect) octopus↗Variant of 巴蛸WordUnreviewed
蟏蛸xiāo shāolong-jawed orb weaverWord八带蛸bā dài shāo(Shandong dialect) octopusWord

xiāo

xiao1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shāo.

  1. used in 螵蛸 (piāo xiāo) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “蛸” as xiāo

螵蛸piāo xiāoootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantisWord海螵蛸hǎi piāo xiāocuttleboneWord

Stroke order

All 13 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 蛸

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Same radical 虫

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蛋dàn虽suī虫chóng蟲chóng蜜mì蛇shé蝶dié蠢chǔn蜂fēng螺luó虹hóng蛛zhū
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