藤壶

藤壺

ténghú

noun

Measure Word

一只藤壶 zhī

Meanings

1 barnacle (crustacean)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

船底长满了藤壶。

Chuándǐ zhǎngmǎn le ténghú.

The bottom of the ship is covered in barnacles.

HSK 7-9

藤壶虽然像贝类，但其实是甲壳动物。

Ténghú suīrán xiàng bèilèi, dàn qíshí shì jiǎké dòngwù.

Although barnacles look like shellfish, they are actually crustaceans.

Tips

memory

藤 means "vine" and 壶 means "pot" - referencing the way clusters of barnacles form vine-like chains of small pots on rocks and ship hulls.

Stroke Order

藤 téng

壶 hú