螺 (luó) — (bound form) spiral; whorl (as in 螺旋, 指纹螺); (bound form) snail; conch (as in 螺蛳, 海螺); (bound form) screw (as in 螺丝)
Definition
A bound (combining) morph meaning 'spiral/snail', almost always seen inside compounds like 螺旋 (spiral), 海螺 (conch), or 螺丝 (screw). On its own it does not stand as an independent word.
bound form
(bound form) spiralwhorl (as in 螺旋, 指纹螺)(bound form) snailconch (as in 螺蛳, 海螺)(bound form) screw (as in 螺丝)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge luó sī dīng tài cháng le.This screw is too long.
- 。Lóu tī shì luó xuán xíng de.The staircase is spiral-shaped.
- 。Hǎi luó de ké hěn piào liang.The shell of the conch is very beautiful.
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