Usage of the character 蛸
shāo
蛸
[蛸]
- long-legged spider
xiāo
蛸
[蛸]
- used in 螵蛸 (piāoxiāo)
piāoxiāo
螵蛸
[螵蛸]
- ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)
- cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸 (hǎipiāoxiāo))
xiāoshāo
蟏蛸
[蠨蛸]
- long-jawed orb weaver, aka long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae)
xiāoshāo
肖蛸
[肖蛸]
- variant of 蠨蛸／蟏蛸 (xiāoshāo)
hǎipiāoxiāo
海螵蛸
[海螵蛸]
- cuttlebone (used in TCM)
xiāoshāomǎnshì
蟏蛸满室
[蠨蛸滿室]
- The room is filled with cobwebs. (idiom)