Definition
蜗 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'snail'. It cannot be used alone as a word; it always appears within compounds. The most common compound is 蜗牛 (snail). You may also see 蜗居, which metaphorically refers to a cramped living space (literally 'snail dwelling'). Treat 蜗 as a building block, not a standalone vocabulary item.
b.f.
(bound form) snail (used in compounds such as 蜗牛 and 蜗居)
Examples
- 。Nà zhī wō niú pá de hěn màn.That snail crawls very slowly.
- 蜗。Zhège chéngshì hěn duō niánqīng rén zhù zài xiǎo wō jū lǐ.Many young people in this city live in small cramped apartments.
- 。wō niú yù dào wēixiǎn shí huì suō jìn ké lǐ.When a snail encounters danger, it retracts into its shell.
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