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Meaning of 蛤

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Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mollusk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • [ ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
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Pinyin:
English Definition:clam
Chinese Definition:
①(蛤蜊)软体动物,壳形卵圆,色淡褐,稍有轮纹,内白色,栖浅海沙中,肉可食。
②(文蛤)软体动物,略呈三角形,栖近海沙泥中,有黑白两种,幼时称“棋子蛤”。
③(蛤蚧)爬行动物,土黄色,像壁虎,头大,尾部灰色,有红色斑点。中医用作强壮剂。

Example Words:
蛤蜊 clam
文蛤 wén clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
蛤蚧 jiè tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), used in TCM
花蛤 huā clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
女神蛤 shén geoduck (Panopea abrupta); elephant trunk clam; same as 象拔蚌
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Pinyin:
English Definition:frog; toad
Chinese Definition:
①(蛤蟆)青蛙和蟾蜍的统称(“蟆”读轻声)。
Example Words:
蛤蟆 ma frog; toad
癞蛤蟆 lài ma toad
蛤蟆镜 ma jìng aviator sunglasses
蛤蟆夯 ma hāng power-driven rammer or tamper
蛤蟹 xiè clams and crabs; seafood
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Example Sentences
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Antarctic octopuses eat a wide variety of animals, from clams to fish.
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The gems occur most frequently in large New England quahogs, clams known for violet coloring on the inside of their shells.
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For the same reason, filter feeders, like clams and worms, burrow underground in most regions.
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Their distinctive whiskers are extremely sensitive and help them locate clams and other shellfish buried on the seafloor.
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It is uncannily similar in taste and look to New England clam chowder served in bread bowls.