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Kanji Detail for 蝸 - "snail"
蝸
- Meaning
蝸 means "snail."
Snail - A land-dwelling gastropod with a spiral shell.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
snail
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
snail
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1]; see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wo1 niu2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
snail; Eulota callizoma
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
蝸牛 (snail). A mollusk. Shell is spiral-shaped. Has two pairs of antennae. Likes water and moisture. Feeds on tree leaves, moss, etc. Also called 蛞蝓 (slug). Zhuangzi says "The Man and Chu peoples had states on the horns of a snail and fought." A metaphor for small. Such as saying 蝸角微名 (tiny fame on a snail's horn). Also 蝸居 (snail dwelling), 蝸廬 (snail cottage). All use this meaning.
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