Chinese Word: 蛎 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蛎 (Trad.: 蠣)

Pinyin: lì

English Definition: oyster

Chinese Definition:
①(牡蛎)软体动物，有两个贝壳，生活在浅海泥沙中。肉可食，味鲜美，亦能提制蚝油。壳烧成灰可入药。亦称“。
②(蠣)蚝”、“海蛎子”。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:厉 indicates the sound; 虫 (mollusk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 厉 [ lì ] whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet

Similar Characters: 粝

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牡蛎	mǔ lì	oyster
蛤蛎	gé lì	clam; same as 蛤蜊
蛎鹬	lì yù	(bird species of China) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
蛎黄	lì huáng	the flesh of oyster; marinated oyster meat
海蛎	hǎi lì	oyster

1		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 gé lì 蛤蛎 nóng tāng 浓汤。 Clam chowder, please.
2		fēn xī 分析 lì 蛎 cài 菜 de 的 yì bān 一般 yíng yǎng 营养 chéng fèn 成分。 The nutrition composition of Ulva conglobata kjellm was analyzed.
3		bàng 蚌 lì 蛎 lèi 类 gé lí 蛤蜊 yǐ 以 cháng shòu 长寿 ér 而 zhù chēng 著称。 Quahog clams are known for their longevity.
4		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 gé lì 蛤蛎 nóng tāng 浓汤。 wǒ 我 hái yào 还要 yī fèn 一份 kǎo 烤 tǔ dòu 土豆 hé 和 hú luó bo 胡萝卜。 Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.
5		zěn me 怎么 kě néng huì 可能会 yǒu 有 yī tǒng 一桶 zhè me 这么 xīn xiān 新鲜 de 的 gé lì 蛤蛎 ā 阿？ How could it possible that there was a tub of fresh oyster here?

1		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 gé lì 蛤蛎 nóng tāng 浓汤。 Clam chowder, please.
2		fēn xī 分析 lì 蛎 cài 菜 de 的 yì bān 一般 yíng yǎng 营养 chéng fèn 成分。 The nutrition composition of Ulva conglobata kjellm was analyzed.
3		bàng 蚌 lì 蛎 lèi 类 gé lí 蛤蜊 yǐ 以 cháng shòu 长寿 ér 而 zhù chēng 著称。 Quahog clams are known for their longevity.
4		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 gé lì 蛤蛎 nóng tāng 浓汤。 wǒ 我 hái yào 还要 yī fèn 一份 kǎo 烤 tǔ dòu 土豆 hé 和 hú luó bo 胡萝卜。 Ted: Clam chowder, please. And I'll have a baked potato and carrots.
5		zěn me 怎么 kě néng huì 可能会 yǒu 有 yī tǒng 一桶 zhè me 这么 xīn xiān 新鲜 de 的 gé lì 蛤蛎 ā 阿？ How could it possible that there was a tub of fresh oyster here?