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蛔

huí

Character

What 蛔 means

1. roundworm
2. Ascaris lumbricoides

Other readings

蛔 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• huíold variant of {蛔|huí}
• huívariant of {蛔|huí}
• huíold variant of {蛔|huí}
• huíold variant of {蛔|huí}

Words starting with 蛔

• 蛔虫huí chóngroundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite…
• 蛔虫病huí chóng bìngascariasis, infection caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides

Words containing 蛔

• 马蛔虫mǎ huí chónghorse roundworm; parascaris equorum

Characters built on 回

These share the phonetic component 回 (huí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 洄huíeddying; whirling (of water); to go against the current
• 茴huí(bound form) fennel

Sounds the same

Read huí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 回to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer…
• 洄eddying; whirling (of water); to go against the current
• 茴(bound form) fennel
• 恛disordered; indistinct doubtful; blurred
• 廻variant of 回
• 囘variant of 回
• 囬variant of 回