Word and Radical Components of 蜘蛛

The Chinese word 蜘蛛 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
蜘蛛	zhīzhū	1. n. spider

蜘蛛 ⇨ 蜘 + 蛛

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
蜘	zhī	1. Used in 蜘蛛 (spider)
蛛	zhū	1. Used in 蜘蛛 (spider, short=1)

蜘 ⇨ 虫 + 知

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
虫		1. insect
		2. Variant of 蟲
		3. Variant of 虺
知	zhī	1. to know; to understand; to comprehend
		知.人.知.面.不.知.心 - One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature
		我唔知。 - I don't know.
		通知 - to inform
		知縣 - governor of a county
		知客 - receptionist at a ceremony
		知己 - close friend
		知友 - close friend
		2. (dialectal Hakka, including, Changting, Xiaosanjiang, Shicheng) to hear; to listen
		求知 - to seek knowledge
		無知 - ignorant
		3. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 知

蛛 ⇨ 虫 + 朱

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
虫		1. insect
		2. Variant of 蟲
		3. Variant of 虺
朱	zhū	1. cinnabar; vermilion
		近朱者赤，近墨者黑 - who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl (literally: "Proximity to cinnabar makes one red, to pitch makes one black.")
		2. bright red
		3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, triad slang) one
		朱熹 - Zhu Xi (Song dynasty Neo-Confucian scholar)
		朱棣-文 - Steven Chu (an American physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy)
	shū, shú, zhū	4. Only used in 朱提

知 ⇨ 矢 + 口

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
矢	shǐ	1. (classical, archery, weapons) arrow
		2. to vow; to swear
	shǐ	3. Alternative form of 屎 (excrement; poop)
口	kǒu	1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
		漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
		這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
		2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
		入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
		出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
		門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
		3. gateway
		張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
		口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
		口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
		4. hole; cut
		口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
		傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
		5. port
		電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
		Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
		6. perimeter
		人口 (rénkǒu) - population
		戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
		7. government organ; department
		三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
		我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
		8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
		9. Variant of 名

朱 ⇨ 丿 + 未

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
丿	piě	1. slash
	yì	2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
		3. to arrive
未	wèi	1. to have not; not yet
		未來 - future lit. have not come
		我未睇本書。 - I have not read the book.
		2. not
		3. (obsolete) Alternative form of 味
		4. (Cantonese, Min) (used at the end of questions to ask if one has done something yet)
		食飽未？ - Are you full yet?
		你買咗未先？ - First off, have you even bought it yet?
		5. eighth of twelve earthly branches
		6. lamb (羊) of Chinese zodiac