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四角蛤蜊

sìjiǎogélí

noun

Measure Word

一只四角蛤蜊 zhī

Meanings

1 four-cornered clam (Mactra quadrangularis)
2 surf clam

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A clam with a squarish, four-cornered shell, living from the shore down to shallow water off mainland China, Korea and Taiwan.

Contains shellfish

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

青岛人喜欢用四角蛤蜊煮汤。

Qīngdǎo rén xǐhuan yòng sìjiǎogélí zhǔ tāng.

People in Qingdao like to cook soup with four-cornered clams.

HSK 7-9

四角蛤蜊是黄海沿岸常见的贝类。

Sìjiǎogélí shì Huánghǎi yán'àn chángjiàn de bèilèi.

The four-cornered clam is a common bivalve along the Yellow Sea coast.

Tips

memory

四角 ("four corners") describes the trapezoidal shell outline - unlike the rounded 文蛤 or elongated 蛏. Major aquaculture and wild-harvest species in Shandong and Jiangsu.

Stroke Order

四 sì

角 jiǎo

蛤 gé

蜊 lí