螺
luó
spiral shell
snail; conch
creature (虫) + sound (累) = spiral-shelled creature
虫 marks this as a creature — insects, worms, and mollusks all fall under its umbrella. 累 mainly provides the sound luó (with a tonal shift); the spiral shell shape is carried entirely by the creature radical.
海边有很多海螺，孩子们都喜欢捡。
hǎi biān yǒu hěn duō hǎi luó , hái zi men dōu xǐ huān jiǎn 。
there are many conch shells by the sea, and the children all like to pick them up.
他把田螺放进锅里，加了一些香料来煮。
tā bǎ tián luó fàng jìn guō lǐ , jiā le yī xiē xiāng liào lái zhǔ 。
he put the river snails into the pot and added some spices to cook them.
Words with 螺
钉螺
dīng luó
Oncomelania
钩端螺旋体病
gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng
leptospirosis
陀螺
tuó luó
spinning top
陀螺仪
tuó luó yí
gyroscope
鹦鹉螺
yīng wǔ luó
nautilus
龟甲宝螺
guī jiǎ bǎo luó
Mauritius cowry
九孔螺
jiǔ kǒng luó
see 九孔[jiu3 kong3]
内六角圆柱头螺钉
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng
hexagon socket head cap screw
六角螺帽
liù jiǎo luó mào
hexagonal nut
包柔氏螺旋体
bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐ
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
包氏螺旋体
bāo shì luó xuán tǐ
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
十字螺丝刀
shí zì luó sī dāo
Phillips screwdriver (with a cross-shaped tip)