藤壶

藤壺

ténghú

noun

Measure Word

一只藤壶 zhī

Meanings

1 barnacle (crustacean)

Characters

Examples

船底长满了藤壶。

Chuán dǐ zhǎng mǎnle ténghú.

The bottom of the ship is covered in barnacles.

藤壶虽然像贝类，但其实是甲壳动物。

Ténghú suīrán xiàng bèilèi, dàn qíshí shì jiǎké dòngwù.

Although barnacles look like shellfish, they are actually crustaceans.

Tips

memory

藤 means 'vine' and 壶 means 'pot' — referencing the way clusters of barnacles form vine-like chains of small pots on rocks and ship hulls.

Stroke Order

藤 téng

壶 hú