懂中文 Dong Chinese

蝸

wō

a snail

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 咼 represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

咼 sound component

咼  Sound component

guō, wāi

  

chat

Evolution

蝸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蝸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蜗 (蝸) 

wō

a snail, Eulota callizoma; snail; Taiwan pr. [guā]; see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wō​niú]

Most common words with 蝸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蜗牛

snail

蜗

snail

蜗居

snail's home

蜗杆

worm (mechanical engineering)

蜗行

snail's pace