蛛
(bound form) spider
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How 蛛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 朱 (phonetic, zhū)
How to remember it
spider (back end) · Heisig RSH #2978
虫 insect + 朱 vermilion
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 朱
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 朱 (zhū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱 sound component | zhū | cinnabar, vermilion; surname |
| 珠 | zhū | gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone |
| 诛 | zhū | to execute, to kill; to punish |
| 殊 | shū | different, special, unusual |
| 株 | zhū | root, stump; measure word for trees |
| 侏 | zhū | small, tiny; dwarf |
| 茱 | zhū | dogwood |
| 铢 | zhū | a unit of weight, about 1 gram |
| 洙 | zhū | a river in Shandong province |
| 邾 | zhū | an ancient feudal state in Shandong province |
| 姝 | shū | beautiful, charming, gorgeous; pretty girl |
Words containing 蛛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长嘴捕蛛鸟 | cháng zuǐ bǔ zhū niǎo | (bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) |
| 蛛丝马迹 | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue |
| 纹背捕蛛鸟 | wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo | (bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) |
| 蛛网 | zhū wǎng | spider web; cobweb |
| 捕鸟蛛 | bǔ niǎo zhū | tarantula |
| 蛛形纲 | zhū xíng gāng | Arachnids (class of arthropods) |
| 蜘蛛星云 | Zhī zhū Xīng yún | Tarantula Nebula |
| 红背蜘蛛 | hóng bèi zhī zhū | redback spider |
| 鼠蛛 | shǔ zhū | mouse spider (genus Missulena) |
| 跳蛛 | tiào zhū | jumping spider; salticid (family Salticidae) |
| 狼蛛 | láng zhū | wolf 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 |
| 盲蛛 | máng zhū | harvestmen (arachnids of the order Opiliones) |
| 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) |
| 蛛蛛 | zhū zhu | (coll.) spider |
| 蜘蛛侠 | Zhī zhū xiá | Spider-Man, comic book superhero |