四角蛤 (sìjiǎogé): four-cornered clam (Mactra vene…

Measure Word

一只四角蛤 zhī

Meanings

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

Characters

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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。

Gǎn hǎi 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

四件套 sìjiàntào

four-piece bedding set (duvet cover + flat sheet + 2 pillowcases) / matched four-piece set

文蛤 wéngé

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

四脚朝天 sìjiǎo-cháotiān

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

四值 sìzhí

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

四缸发动机 sìgāngfādòngjī

four-cylinder engine / inline-four engine

四轮碟刹 sìlúndiéshā

four-wheel disc brakes / disc brakes on all four wheels

四轮定位 sìlúndìngwèi

wheel alignment (four-wheel) / four-wheel alignment service

四强 sìqiáng

top four / semi-finalists / final four

四喜丸子 sìxǐwánzi

four-happiness meatballs (four large braised pork meatballs)