花甲

huājiǎ
noun #66,504

Meanings

  1. 1 age sixty; sixty years of age
  2. 2 Manila clam; short-necked clam
花蛤 huāgé Fish and seafood

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè wèi huājiǎ lǎorén měitiān jiānchí yóuyǒng.
This man in his sixties goes swimming every day.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ yéye yǐjīng nián guò huājiǎ le, shēntǐ hái hěn yìnglǎng.
My grandpa is past sixty, and he is still very hale.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā dàpáidàng de zhāopáicài shì là chǎo huājiǎ.
This food stall's signature dish is spicy stir-fried clams.

Tips

culture
The ten Heavenly Stems 天干 and twelve Earthly Branches 地支 pair up into a cycle of sixty years, so at sixty a life completes one full cycle. 花 'mixed, patterned' refers to the interweaving of stems and branches.
mistakes
On menus 花甲 is a clam, the same as 花蛤: 炒花甲 stir-fried clams, 花甲粉 clams with noodles in broth.

Stroke Order

花 huā
甲 jiǎ