Chinese Character 蛏 Meanings and components.
Form
蛏
Meaning
- 蛏 meaning[3] in English
Mussel.
Razor Clam.
Solecurtus Constricta.
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
In cangjie it is written with LIEG
How to write 蛏
To write蛏 you should write a combination of 虫 , 圣 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