蜘
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zhī · spider

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

虫Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 蜘 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè bú shì yì zhī zhī zhū, ér shì yí gè guài wù.这不是一只蜘蛛,而是一个怪物。

This is not a spider, it's a monster!

Source: Tatoeba #2028081 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fǎ wǎng jiù xiàng zhī zhū wǎng, wǎng dé zhù cāng yíng wén zǐ, wǎng bú zhù chái láng lǎo hǔ.法网就像蜘蛛网,网得住苍蝇蚊子,网不住豺狼老虎。

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

Source: Tatoeba #1883145 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yí kàn dào zhī zhū jiù jiān jiào.她一看到蜘蛛就尖叫。

She shrieked whenever she saw a spider.

Source: Tatoeba #435236 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì zhī jī è de zhī zhū.我是只饥饿的蜘蛛。

I'm a starved spider.

Source: Tatoeba #802851 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qí lǐ de zhī zhū sǐ le.齊里的蜘蛛死了。

Ziri's spider is dead.

Source: Tatoeba #13726670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dìyī gè chī páng xiè de rén yí dìng yě chī guò zhī zhū.第一个吃螃蟹的人一定也吃过蜘蛛。

The first person who ate crab must also have tried to eat a spider.

Source: Tatoeba #8606826 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蜘 in context

  1. Say zhī, then recall the core meaning: spider.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 蜘蛛 (zhī zhū), meaning “spider”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蜘 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.