文蛤

wéngé

noun

Measure Word

一只文蛤 zhī

Meanings

1 Asiatic hard clam (Meretrix meretrix)
2 hard clam, venus clam

Characters

writing, pattern

Examples

海边的滩涂盛产文蛤。

Hǎibiān de tāntú shèngchǎn wéngé.

The coastal mudflats produce abundant hard clams.

这家店的文蛤汤特别鲜。

Zhè jiā diàn de wéngé tāng tèbié xiān.

This restaurant's clam soup is especially fresh-tasting.

Tips

culture

"文" refers to the delicate patterns (纹) on the polished, porcelain-like shell. Long a staple seafood along China's Yellow Sea / East Sea coasts — Liaoning, Shandong, and Jiangsu all have major fisheries.

Stroke Order

文 wén

蛤 gé