Chinese Word of the Day

螺钉
luó dìng

bolt

Definitions

Chinese > English
螺钉
1. Simplified form of 螺釘
螺釘	luódīng
1. n. screw (construction accessory)
English > Chinese
bolt
1. 螺栓
2. 博尔特
Components
螺	luó
1. aquatic snail (as opposed to a terrestrial snail, 蝸)
2. whorl; swirl; spiral
3. fingerprint whorls
4. (organic chemistry) spiro-
螺內酯 - spironolactone
5. (transgender slang) Short for 螺內酯, spironolactone; spiro
6. (historical) wine cup made from a snail shell
7. (historical) ink; pigment (green-black in color, produced from the snail, and used by women for drawing eyebrows)
8. Short for 螺髻, hair done up in a coil shape
钉
1. Simplified form of 釘
釘	dìng
1. Variant of ?