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蛎

蠣
lì
noun #42,947

Meanings

  1. 1 oyster

Characters

蛎
lì
oyster

Examples

HSK 7-9
这家店的招牌菜是蚵仔煎。
Zhè jiā diàn de zhāopáicài shì ézǎijiān.
This restaurant's signature dish is oyster omelette.
HSK 7-9
牡蛎富含锌。
Mǔlì fùhán xīn.
Oysters are rich in zinc.

Tips

usage
蛎 appears almost only in 牡蛎 (oyster), the standard word in cooking and biology.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
The 虫 radical on the left also covers shellfish and other small creatures, fitting the oyster.
phonetic
厉 lì
stern; severe
On the right 厉 supplies the sound exactly, with no shift. It serves purely as the phonetic element.

Stroke Order

蛎 lì