xiāo蛸
蛸
technical
bound
medicine
noun
Meaning of 蛸
蛸 means mantis ootheca (egg case); used in 螵蛸. Pronounced xiāo.
- mantis ootheca (egg case); used in 螵蛸
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes13
Components
虫
肖
Stroke Order
蛸
Definitions & Examples
Sāng桑
piāo螵
xiāo蛸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
yòng用
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
，
yòng用
yú于
gù固
jīng精
suō缩
niào尿
。
Mantis egg case is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material for consolidating essence and reducing urination.
Táng螳
láng螂
zài在
shù树
zhī枝
shàng上
chǎn产
xià下
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
piāo螵
xiāo蛸
。
The praying mantis deposited its hard egg case on the tree branch.
Piāo螵
xiāo蛸
kě可
yǐ以
bǎo保
hù护
táng螳
láng螂
luǎn卵
guò过
dōng冬
。
The ootheca protects the mantis eggs through the winter.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
枚/ méi