Chinese Character 蛏 Meanings and components.

Form

蛏

Meaning

蛏 meaning[3] in English

Mussel.

Razor Clam.

Solecurtus Constricta.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 蛏 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are lower form of … (虫) , and holy (圣)

Its radical[1] is: 虫 (chong2) which means: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures, Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1], (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic, .虫chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with LIEG

How to write 蛏

To write蛏cheng1mussel you should write a combination of 虫chong2lower form … , 圣sheng4holy arranged in a 吅 shape:

虫 + 圣 = 蛏

蛏 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 蛏 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 蛏, looks as follow:

蛏
Pinyin:cheng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Mussel . Razor Clam . Solecurtus Constricta
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic
圣
Pinyin:sheng4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Holy . Sacred . Saint . Sage
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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