文蛤

wéngé

noun

Measure Word

一只文蛤 zhī

Meanings

1 Asiatic hard clam (Meretrix meretrix)
2 hard clam, venus clam

Characters

writing, pattern

Examples

HSK 4

这家店的文蛤汤特别鲜。

Zhè jiā diàn de wéngé tāng tèbié xiān.

This restaurant's clam soup is especially fresh-tasting.

HSK 7-9

海边的滩涂盛产文蛤。

Hǎibiān de tāntú shèngchǎn wéngé.

The coastal mudflats produce abundant hard clams.

Tips

culture

文 refers to the delicate patterns (纹) on the polished, porcelain-like shell. Long a staple seafood along China's Yellow Sea / East Sea coasts - Liaoning, Shandong, and Jiangsu all have major fisheries.

Stroke Order

文 wén

蛤 gé