硬珊瑚

yìngshānhú

noun

Meanings

1 hard coral
2 stony coral (order Scleractinia)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

海水升温会导致硬珊瑚大面积白化。

Hǎishuǐ shēngwēn huì dǎozhì yìngshānhú dàmiànjī báihuà.

Rising sea temperatures cause widespread bleaching of hard corals.

HSK 7-9

硬珊瑚是珊瑚礁的主要建造者。

Yìngshānhú shì shānhújiāo de zhǔyào jiànzào zhě.

Hard corals are the main builders of coral reefs.

Tips

usage

Contrasts with 软珊瑚 (soft coral). Hard corals secrete calcium-carbonate skeletons and form reefs; soft corals have flexible internal spicules and do not build reef structures.

Stroke Order

硬 yìng

珊 shān

瑚 hú