skin cast off during molting
蛻 is a 13 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as tuì in the fourth tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 蜕 is used.
It is made up of the components 虫 (insect) and 兌 (exchange).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 蛻
Definitions for 蛻 pronounced as tuì
- skin cast off during molting
- exuvia
- to pupate
- to molt
- to slough
- to cast off an old skin or shell
Vocabulary
The most common words for 蛻 — see all
- to transform
- to morph
- to degenerate
- metamorphosis
- transmutation
- transformation
- decay
- degeneration
- skin cast off during molting
- exuvium
- to pupate
- to molt
- to slough
- to cast off an old skin or shell
- (of insects) to undergo metamorphosis
- (fig.) to be transformed
- to metamorphose
- to become degraded