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Kanji Detail for 硨 - "giant clam"
硨
- Meaning
硨 means "giant clam."
Giant clam - A bivalve of the Cardiidae family; one of the seven treasures (used in compound 硨磲).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
giant clam; tridacna gigas
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
giant clam, Tridacna gigas
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
used in 硨磲|砗磲[che1 qu2]
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
硨磲 (giant clam). Originally written as 車渠. The largest of patterned clams. About three feet in diameter. Shell is very thick. Inside is white and lustrous. When polished, it is like white jade. Can be made into ornaments. Qing dynasty sixth-rank officials wore giant clam ornamental tops.
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