海螺, photo 1 of 1

海螺

hǎiluó

noun #34,698

Measure Word

一只海螺 zhī

Meanings

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

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Large sea snails, caught mostly off Shandong, Liaoning and Hebei, with a shell about 10 cm long. The meat is firm and sweet.

Contains shellfish

Characters

snail; spiral shell

Examples

HSK 7-9

他们在沙滩上捡到了一个海螺。

Tāmen zài shātān shàng jiǎndào le yí ge hǎiluó.

They found a conch shell on the beach.

HSK 7-9

把海螺贴在耳边能听到大海的声音。

Bǎ hǎiluó tiē zài ěrbiān néng tīngdào 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, 白海螺) is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols (八吉祥), used as a ritual horn. In coastal cuisine, 海螺 is also a popular seafood dish.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

螺 luó