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Kanji Detail for 蚌 - "freshwater mussel, clam"
蚌
- Meaning
蚌 means "freshwater mussel, clam."
Freshwater mussel - A bivalve of the family Unionidae.
Clam - A bivalve of the family Veneridae.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
clam
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A mollusk. Shell is long and elliptical. One end is narrower. Color is black. Large ones are eight to nine inches long. Flesh is very thick and edible. The shell secretes mucus internally. Can form real pearls. See "珠" for reference. Right side follows 丰 as in 丰滿. Writing three strokes in the middle is an error.
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