Chinese Character: 蜘 (zhī - Spider)
1. Character Basics (基本信息)
Radical: 虫 (Insect radical, indicating the character's relation to insects or related creatures)
Stroke Count: 14
Character Decomposition: 虫 + 知 (The '虫' radical combined with '知' to form '蜘')
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: zhī (First tone)
3. Meaning (含义)
蜘 is used in combination with other characters to form words related to spiders. (“蜘”通常和其他字组合，用来表示与蜘蛛相关的事物。)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 蜘蛛 (zhī zhū) - Spider
- 蜘蛛网 (zhī zhū wǎng) - Spider web
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
蜘 is mainly used as a morpheme to form compound words. It is not commonly used alone. (“蜘”主要作为语素用于构成复合词，一般不单独使用。)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In Chinese culture, spiders are sometimes associated with good luck and fortune. For example, the appearance of a spider may be seen as a sign of incoming guests. (在中国文化中，蜘蛛有时与好运和财富相关联。例如，蜘蛛的出现可能被视为有客人来访的征兆。)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
我看见一只蜘蛛在角落里织网。 (Wǒ kàn jiàn yī zhī zhī zhū zài jiǎo luò lǐ zhī wǎng.) - I saw a spider spinning a web in the corner.
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can remember 蜘 by associating the '虫' radical with insects and the '知' part can be thought of as something that 'knows' how to spin webs, just like a spider. (你可以这样记忆“蜘”字，“虫”字旁表明它与昆虫或类似生物有关，“知”可以想象成是知道如何织网的意思，就像蜘蛛一样。)