四角蛤 (sìjiǎogé): four-cornered clam (Mactra veneriformis)

Measure Word

一只四角蛤 zhī

Meanings

1 four-cornered clam (Mactra veneriformis)
2 surf clam

Characters

Examples

四角蛤是渤海湾常见的食用贝类。

Sìjiǎogé shì Bóhǎiwān chángjiàn de shíyòng bèilèi.

The four-cornered clam is a common edible shellfish of the Bohai Bay.

赶海时人们经常在沙滩上挖四角蛤。

Gǎnhǎi shí rénmen jīngcháng zài shātān shàng wā sìjiǎogé.

When clamming, people often dig for four-cornered clams on the beach.

Tips

memory

Named for its roughly four-cornered (squarish) shell outline. Often sold alive in coastal markets for stir-frying or clear soup.

Stroke Order

四 sì

角 jiǎo

蛤 gé

Related Words

四角蛤蜊 sìjiǎogélí

four-cornered clam (Mactra quadrangularis) / surf clam

文蛤 wéngé

Asiatic hard clam (Meretrix meretrix) / hard clam, venus clam

四脚朝天 sìjiǎocháotiān

four legs in the air / flat on one's back / belly-up

四值 sìzhí

four-valued (logic/variable) / (fragment) the four values

四 sì HSK 1 #481

four / 4

四分 sìfēn #6,207

four parts / a quarter

二十四桥明月夜 èrshísìqiáomíngyuèyè

the Twenty-Four Bridges on a moonlit night / (fig.) the romantic, vanished splendor of old Yangzhou / (lit.) twenty-four bridges bright moon night

四点 sìdiǎn #6,665

four o'clock / 4:00

四周 sìzhōu HSK 5 #5,066

all around; surroundings

四处 sìchù HSK 6 #2,995

everywhere; all around; in all directions