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Razor clams (1)
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清蒸蛏子
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蛏子

蟶子
chēngzi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 razor clam

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Razor clams: long, narrow, flat shells about the size of a finger, farmed on the mudflats of the coast. They are steamed with garlic, stir-fried with black beans and chili, or salt-baked, a Putian specialty.

Contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 3
海边的蛏子又便宜又新鲜。
Hǎibiān de chēngzi yòu piányi yòu xīnxian.
Razor clams by the sea are cheap and fresh.
HSK 7-9
蛏子的壳又长又窄，像一把小刀。
Chēngzi de ké yòu cháng yòu zhǎi, xiàng yì bǎ xiǎodāo.
A razor clam's shell is long and narrow, like a little knife.

Tips

usage
蛏子 is the everyday word for the clam. A widely farmed kind in China is 缢蛏, the Chinese razor clam, which lives on muddy tidal flats along the coast.

Stroke Order

蛏 chēng
子 zǐ