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蚌 (bàng): Oysters — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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蚌

虫chóng · insect

丰fēng · abundant

蚌=虫chóng · insect+丰fēng · abundant

4.

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5.

Related Words: 蚌

河蚌 • hé bàng • freshwater mussel

hé河

bàng蚌

freshwater mussel

蚌壳 • bàng ké • clam/mussel shell

bàng蚌

ké壳

clam/mussel shell

鹬蚌相争 • yù bàng xiāng zhēng • sandpiper and clam fight (both sides lose)

yù鹬

bàng蚌

xiāng相

zhēng争

sandpiper and clam fight (both sides lose)

6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

zài在

hé河

biān边

jiǎn捡

dào到

le了

yí一

gè个

piào漂

liang亮

de的

hé河

bàng蚌

。

We found a beautiful freshwater mussel by the river.

Hǎi海

biān边

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

bàng蚌

ké壳

。

There are many clam shells by the seaside.

zhè这

ge个

chéng成

yǔ语

“

yù鹬

bàng蚌

xiāng相

zhēng

Information

Pinyinbàng

Meaningoysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl

Strokes10

Radical虫

Traditional蚌

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3947

Zhuyinㄅㄤˋ

UnicodeU+868C

CangjieLIQJ

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争

”

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

men们

bú不

yào要

liǎng两

bài败

jù俱

shāng伤

。

The idiom 'a snipe and a clam grapple' tells us not to let both sides suffer.

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帮bāngto help, assist
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蚜yáplant louse, aphids
蜈wúcentipede
蝙biānbat
蛊gǔpoison; venom; harm; bewitch
蛹yǒngchrysalis, larva
蛔huítapeworm

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