蜕

The character "蜕" has 13 strokes. "蜕" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "蜕" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "蜕" are "tuì" . View the stroke order of "蜕">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "蜕"

n.: exuviate; slough

v.: exuviate; slough off; degenerate; (of birds) moult

• exuviate : v.蜕；脱
• slough : n.沼泽；困境；脱落；（Slough）地名：斯劳
• slough off : 摈除；脱落；坍塌
• degenerate : adj.衰退的；堕落的；退化的；简并的

Form words with "蜕"

Example phrases using "蜕"

• 他最后的雏鸟羽毛已蜕去了。

  The last of his juvenile plumage had moulted.

• 脱壳脱或蜕去 ( 壳或皮 )

  To shed or cast off ( a covering ).

• 蝉在会飞以前必须蜕去皮。

  The cicada has to slough off its skin before it can fly.

• 这条眼镜蛇蜕了旧皮.

  The cobra cast off its old skin.

• 与其它企鹅一样，它每年蜕一次毛，全部代以新生的羽毛。

  Like other penguins, it undergoes an annual molt, replacing all its feathers in a few weeks.

• 目的通过本草考证，研究蟾蜕与本草记载的蟾蜍其它各药用部位的关系。

  ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship of Chantui and other officinal parts of Chanchu.