Chinese Word: 蚝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蚝 (Trad.: 蠔)

Pinyin: háo

English Definition: oyster

Chinese Definition:
①即“牡蛎”：蚝油。蚝豉(牡蛎肉的干制品)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 虫

Ideographic:A hairy 毛 worm 虫; 毛 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 毛 [ máo ] hair, fur, feathers; coarse

Similar Characters: 虴

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蚝油	háo yóu	oyster sauce
蚝油生菜	háo yóu shēng cài	lettuce with oyster sauce (common Chinese dish)
蚝豉	háo chǐ	dried oyster meat

1		jīng cháng 经常 chī 吃 háo 蚝 kě 可 shǐ 使 pí fū 皮肤 rùn zé 润泽 guāng huá 光滑、 jié bái 洁白 měi guān 美观。 Often eat oysters can enrich the skin smooth, white appearance.
2		shēng háo 生蚝 de 的 xiāo liàng 销量 hé 和 píng shí 平时 yí yàng 一样 dàn 但 shēng háo 生蚝 xiāng guān 相关 sǐ wáng 死亡 jiàng zhì 降至 líng 零。 Sales of oysters remained the same but oyster-related deaths dropped to zero.
3		jiàn lì 建立 jiàng dī 降低 shí yòng 食用 mò xī gē wān 墨西哥湾 shēng háo 生蚝 zhì bìng 致病 shǔ 数 de 的 yí xiàng 一项 quán guó xìng 全国性 mù biāo 目标 Agree on a nationwide goal for reducing the number of illnesses caused by the consumption of Gulf Coast raw oysters
4		xiàn jīn 现今 bái lán dì 白兰地 gǔ 谷 bù jǐn 不仅 shēng chǎn 生产 cǎo gū 草菇， hái yǒu 还有 měi zhōu 美洲 hè 褐 gū 菇， huā gū 花菇 hé 和 háo 蚝 gū 菇。 Today, Brandywine produces not only button mushrooms but also portabella, shiitakke and oyster mushrooms.
5		wǒ 我 yào 要 bàn ge 半个 háo 蚝、 mò xī gē 墨西哥 dùn ròu 炖肉 hé 和 suàn 蒜 tǔ sī 吐司 miàn bāo 面包， nǐ men 你们 gōng yìng 供应 suàn 蒜 tǔ sī 吐司 miàn bāo 面包 ma 吗？ I'll have oysters on half shell, chili con carne and garlic toast. Do you serve garlic toast?

1		jīng cháng 经常 chī 吃 háo 蚝 kě 可 shǐ 使 pí fū 皮肤 rùn zé 润泽 guāng huá 光滑、 jié bái 洁白 měi guān 美观。 Often eat oysters can enrich the skin smooth, white appearance.
2		shēng háo 生蚝 de 的 xiāo liàng 销量 hé 和 píng shí 平时 yí yàng 一样 dàn 但 shēng háo 生蚝 xiāng guān 相关 sǐ wáng 死亡 jiàng zhì 降至 líng 零。 Sales of oysters remained the same but oyster-related deaths dropped to zero.
3		jiàn lì 建立 jiàng dī 降低 shí yòng 食用 mò xī gē wān 墨西哥湾 shēng háo 生蚝 zhì bìng 致病 shǔ 数 de 的 yí xiàng 一项 quán guó xìng 全国性 mù biāo 目标 Agree on a nationwide goal for reducing the number of illnesses caused by the consumption of Gulf Coast raw oysters
4		xiàn jīn 现今 bái lán dì 白兰地 gǔ 谷 bù jǐn 不仅 shēng chǎn 生产 cǎo gū 草菇， hái yǒu 还有 měi zhōu 美洲 hè 褐 gū 菇， huā gū 花菇 hé 和 háo 蚝 gū 菇。 Today, Brandywine produces not only button mushrooms but also portabella, shiitakke and oyster mushrooms.
5		wǒ 我 yào 要 bàn ge 半个 háo 蚝、 mò xī gē 墨西哥 dùn ròu 炖肉 hé 和 suàn 蒜 tǔ sī 吐司 miàn bāo 面包， nǐ men 你们 gōng yìng 供应 suàn 蒜 tǔ sī 吐司 miàn bāo 面包 ma 吗？ I'll have oysters on half shell, chili con carne and garlic toast. Do you serve garlic toast?