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a boa constrictor

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
rán
Components
虫 insects+ 冉 drooping =
蚺 a boa constrictor
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
worm
冉 Phonetic component
rǎn drooping
variant of 冉[rǎn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蚺 [rán]
boa
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蚺蛇 [rán​shé]
boa