tuì蜕（蛻）
蜕（蛻）
common
technical
Meaning of 蜕
蜕 means to slough; to molt (snake, cicada); slough; exuvia (snake, cicada). Pronounced tuì.
- to slough; to molt (snake, cicada)
- slough; exuvia (snake, cicada)
- to molt (birds)
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes12
Components
虫
兑
Stroke Order
蜕
Definitions & Examples
Shé蛇
zài在
shēng生
zhǎng长
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
huì会
bù不
duàn断
tuì蜕
pí皮
。
Snakes will keep sloughing their skin as they grow.
Chán蝉
tuì蜕
ké壳
shì是
tā它
men们
chéng成
zhǎng长
de的
bì必
jīng经
jiē阶
duàn段
。
Cicada molting is an essential stage of their growth.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
shù树
gàn干
shàng上
cháng常
néng能
zhǎo找
dào到
gāng刚
tuì蜕
wán完
pí皮
de的
chán蝉
。
You can often find cicadas that have just molted on tree trunks after rain.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kūn昆
chóng虫
měi每
tuì蜕
yī一
cì次
pí皮
jiù就
zhǎng长
dà大
yī一
quān圈
。
This kind of insect grows a little bigger every time it molts.
Cán蚕
bǎo宝
bao宝
tuì蜕
le了
sì四
cì次
pí皮
cái才
huì会
jié结
jiǎn茧
。
Silkworm babies molt four times before they start spinning cocoons.
Measure Words
条/ tiáo
Primary
个/ gè