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蛻
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蜕
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exuviate

HSK 10
Human →Body
tuì
ゼイ、セイ、タイ
もぬ.ける、ぬけがら
세, 태
An insect 虫 changing 兌 its skin; 兌 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (蛻)
虫 insects+ 兌 convert =
蛻 exuviate
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
兌 Meaning component
convert
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Simplified (蜕)
虫 insects+ 兑 cash =
蜕 molt
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
兑 Meaning component
duì cash
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)
蛻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蜕 / 蛻 [tuì]
skin cast off during molting; exuvia; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell
Japanese
蛻 、 蛻け 、 藻抜け (ateji) 、 裳脱け もぬけ 同音
noun usually kana shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
抜け殻 、 脱け殻 、 抜殻 (irreg.) 、 脱殻 (irreg.) 、 蛻 ぬけがら 同音
noun cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
蜕变 [tuì​biàn] #21,299
to transform
蜕皮 [tuì​pí] #37,622
skin cast off during molting
蜕化 [tuì​huà] #46,579
(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis
蜕化变质 [tuì​huà​biàn​zhì] #48,906
to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
蝉蜕 [chán​tuì] #50,878
cicada slough
蜕壳 [tuì​ké]
to exuviate
遗蜕 [yí​tuì]
to shed skin
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
抜け殻 [ぬけがら] #17,601
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.)
もぬけの殻 [もぬけのから] #26,220
completely empty (of a residence, etc.)
蛻 [もぬけ] #148,974
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)