海螺

hǎiluó
noun #34,698

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sea snail; whelk; conch
  2. 2 conch shell (used as a horn or trumpet)

Examples

Tāmen zài shātān shàng jiǎn dàole yī gè hǎiluó.
They found a conch shell on the beach.
Bǎ hǎiluó tiē zài ěr biān néng tīng dào dàhǎi de shēngyīn.
Put the conch shell to your ear and you can hear the sound of the sea.

Tips

culture
Both the marine animal and its iconic spiral shell. In Tibetan Buddhism the 海螺 (right-spiraled white conch, 海螺) is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols (吉祥), used as a ritual horn. In coastal cuisine, 海螺 is also a popular seafood dish.

Stroke Order

hǎi
luó