tuì
molt
An insect 虫 changing 兌 its skin; 兌 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 蛻
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to transform | ||
exuvia | ||
exuvium | ||
to metamorphose | ||
to become depraved |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3624th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 13 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+86FB |
Shuowen | “蛻,蛇蟬所解皮也。从虫,挩省。” |
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