螺旋體 luó xuán tǐ

spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis
  2. 2. Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria

Characters

Character Meaning
螺 luó
snail; spiral shell; conch
旋 xuán HSK 6
to revolve; a circle; a loop
體 tǐ
body; form; style