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蜊

lí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 clam

Examples

炒蛤蜊是常见的家常海鲜菜。
Chǎo gélí shì chángjiàn de jiācháng hǎixiān cài.
Stir-fried clams are a common home-style seafood dish.
退潮时，我们在沙滩上挖蛤蜊。
Tuìcháo shí, wǒmen zài shātān shàng wā gélí.
We dug clams on the beach at low tide.

Tips

usage
蜊 is a bound character with no use on its own. It appears only in 蛤蜊 (clam), a popular seafood across coastal China.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
The bug-and-creature radical, used broadly for small animals including shellfish. It marks 蜊 as a clam, a small shelled creature, hence its place in 蛤蜊.
phonetic
利 lì
sharp; profit
Supplies the sound, lì shifting to lí. Its 'sharp, profit' meaning plays no role here; it works purely as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

蜊 lí