栉孔扇贝

櫛孔扇貝

zhìkǒngshànbèi

noun

Measure Word

一只栉孔扇贝 zhī

Meanings

1 Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri)
2 Chinese scallop

Characters

shellfish; cowrie

Examples

栉孔扇贝是北方重要的养殖贝类。

Zhìkǒngshànbèi shì běifāng zhòngyào de yǎngzhí bèilèi.

Farrer's scallop is an important farmed shellfish in northern China.

山东沿海大量养殖栉孔扇贝。

Shāndōng yánhǎi dàliàng yǎngzhí zhìkǒngshànbèi.

Farrer's scallops are farmed on a large scale along the Shandong coast.

Tips

memory

栉 (zhì) originally means 'comb'; 栉孔 refers to the comb-like row of small holes along the scallop's hinge. Picture the tiny pore-row as the teeth of a comb.

Stroke Order

栉 zhì

孔 kǒng

扇 shàn

贝 bèi