Chinese Word: 蚬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蚬 (Trad.: 蜆)

Pinyin: xiǎn

English Definition: Cyclina orientalis

Chinese Definition:
①软体动物，介壳形状像心脏，表面暗褐色，有轮状纹，内面色紫，栖淡水软泥中。肉可食，壳可入药。亦称“扁螺”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 虫

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 见 [ jiàn ] to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

Similar Characters: 岘

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1		shēng wù liàng 生物量 yōu shì 优势 zhòng 种 wèi 为 kè 刻 wén 纹 xiǎn 蚬、 luó bo 萝卜 luó 螺 hé 和 yáo wén 摇蚊。 The biomass was mainly contributed by Corbicula largillierti, Radix sp. , and Chironomus sp.
2		fàng rù 放入 xiǎn 蚬、 zhōng 中 xiā 虾、 yú ròu 鱼肉 jí 及 yóu yú juān 鱿鱼圈 zài 再 zhǔ 煮 15分钟。 Add clams, prawns, fish and squid, cook for another 15 minutes.
3		jiàng 将 xiǎn 蚬 fàng rù 放入 guō 锅， jiā rù 加入 zhǔ 煮 xiǎn 蚬 shí 时 liú xià 留下 de 的 tāng zhī 汤汁 zài 再 zhǔ 煮。 Add the clams to the pan, together with their strained cooking liquid.
4		jì jū xiè 寄居蟹， téng hú 藤壶， xiǎn 蚬 hé 和 luó 螺 yǒu 有 hěn 很 yìng 硬 de 的 qiào 壳 lái 来 bǎo hù 保护 zì jǐ 自己。 The hermit crab, barnacle, clam and snail have hard shells to protect themselves.
5		fàng rù 放入 xiǎn ròu 蚬肉 ﹐ zhěng 整 guàn 罐 qiē 切 lì 粒 fān qié 番茄 lián 连 zhī 汁 ﹐ gǎo 搞 jūn 均 ﹐ zhǔ 煮 rè 热。 Stir in the undrained tomatoes and the chopped clams and heat through.

1		shēng wù liàng 生物量 yōu shì 优势 zhòng 种 wèi 为 kè 刻 wén 纹 xiǎn 蚬、 luó bo 萝卜 luó 螺 hé 和 yáo wén 摇蚊。 The biomass was mainly contributed by Corbicula largillierti, Radix sp. , and Chironomus sp.
2		fàng rù 放入 xiǎn 蚬、 zhōng 中 xiā 虾、 yú ròu 鱼肉 jí 及 yóu yú juān 鱿鱼圈 zài 再 zhǔ 煮 15分钟。 Add clams, prawns, fish and squid, cook for another 15 minutes.
3		jiàng 将 xiǎn 蚬 fàng rù 放入 guō 锅， jiā rù 加入 zhǔ 煮 xiǎn 蚬 shí 时 liú xià 留下 de 的 tāng zhī 汤汁 zài 再 zhǔ 煮。 Add the clams to the pan, together with their strained cooking liquid.
4		jì jū xiè 寄居蟹， téng hú 藤壶， xiǎn 蚬 hé 和 luó 螺 yǒu 有 hěn 很 yìng 硬 de 的 qiào 壳 lái 来 bǎo hù 保护 zì jǐ 自己。 The hermit crab, barnacle, clam and snail have hard shells to protect themselves.
5		fàng rù 放入 xiǎn ròu 蚬肉 ﹐ zhěng 整 guàn 罐 qiē 切 lì 粒 fān qié 番茄 lián 连 zhī 汁 ﹐ gǎo 搞 jūn 均 ﹐ zhǔ 煮 rè 热。 Stir in the undrained tomatoes and the chopped clams and heat through.