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蜘

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used in 蜘蛛[zhi1 zhu1]

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Strokes
14
Radical
虫 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
蜘
Common rank
#3,103
Unicode
U+8718

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 蜘 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

虫 meaning “insect” + 知 sound ( zhī )

Components 虫 知

How to remember it

spider (front end) · Heisig RSH #2977

虫 insect + 知 know

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 蜘

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
蜘蛛星云 Zhī zhū Xīng yún Tarantula Nebula
红背蜘蛛 hóng bèi zhī zhū redback spider
蜘蛛人 Zhī zhū rén Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠; nickname of French skyscraper climber Alain Robert (1962-); perso…
蜘蛛人 zhī zhū rén (coll.) rope access technician; industrial climber; (esp.) high-rise window washer
红蜘蛛 hóng zhī zhū spider mite
蜘蛛网 zhī zhū wǎng cobweb; spider web
蜘蛛类 zhī zhū lèi arachnid
盲蜘蛛 máng zhī zhū harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)
蜘蛛侠 Zhī zhū xiá Spider-Man, comic book superhero
蜘蛛 zhī zhū spider
蜘蛛痣 zhī zhū zhì arterial spider

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 知 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
知 sound part zhī to know, to perceive, to comprehend
痴 chī foolish, stupid, dumb, silly
踟 chí hesitant, undecided; embarrassed
椥 zhī used in 檳椥|槟椥[Bin1 zhi1]