蛽 (bèi) - An ancient character meaning 'clam' or 'shellfish' & archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

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bèi ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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蛽 · bèi

An ancient character meaning 'clam' or 'shellfish';

archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

An ancient character meaning 'clam' or 'shellfish'archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

Usage highlights

Ancient shellfishMarine clamShellfish category

Synonyms

  • 贝— shell; cowrie
  • 蛤— clam
  • 蚌— mussel; freshwater clam

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient texts mention various shellfish (蛽).
  • The character 蛽 appears in classical dictionaries (《康熙字典》).
  • It refers to a type of marine mollusk (海贝类).

Collocations

  • Ancient shellfish(古蛽)
  • Marine clam(海蛽)
  • Shellfish category(贝类蛽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in historical texts like Kangxi Dictionary as an archaic term for shellfish.
  • Related to the broader category of shell-based characters used in ancient China.
  • Demonstrates how Chinese characters evolved from pictographic representations of natural objects.

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