蛛
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(bound form) spider
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 虫 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 蛛
- Common rank
- #2,346
- Unicode
- U+86DB
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 蛛
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长嘴捕蛛鸟 | (bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) | |
| 蛛丝马迹 | lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue | |
| 纹背捕蛛鸟 | (bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) | |
| 蛛网 | spider web; cobweb | |
| 捕鸟蛛 | tarantula | |
| 蛛形纲 | Arachnids (class of arthropods) | |
| 蜘蛛星云 | Tarantula Nebula | |
| 红背蜘蛛 | redback spider | |
| 鼠蛛 | mouse spider (genus Missulena) | |
| 跳蛛 | jumping spider; salticid (family Salticidae) | |
| 狼蛛 | wolf spider | |
| 蜘蛛人 | Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠; nickname of French skyscraper climber Alain Robert (1962-); perso… | |
| 蜘蛛人 | (coll.) rope access technician; industrial climber; (esp.) high-rise window washer | |
| 红蜘蛛 | spider mite | |
| 盲蛛 | harvestmen (arachnids of the order Opiliones) | |
| 蜘蛛网 | cobweb; spider web | |
| 蜘蛛类 | arachnid | |
| 盲蜘蛛 | harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones) | |
| 蛛蛛 | (coll.) spider | |
| 蜘蛛侠 | Spider-Man, comic book superhero |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 朱 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱 sound part | cinnabar, vermilion; surname | |
| 珠 | gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone | |
| 诛 | to execute, to kill; to punish | |
| 殊 | different, special, unusual | |
| 株 | root, stump; measure word for trees | |
| 侏 | small, tiny; dwarf | |
| 茱 | dogwood | |
| 铢 | a unit of weight, about 1 gram | |
| 洙 | a river in Shandong province | |
| 邾 | an ancient feudal state in Shandong province | |
| 姝 | beautiful, charming, gorgeous; pretty girl |