螷 (pí) - A type of spiral-shelled marine mollusk & a kind of large clam or conch.

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pí ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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螷 · pí

A type of spiral-shelled marine mollusk;

a kind of large clam or conch.

A type of spiral-shelled marine molluska kind of large clam or conch.

Usage highlights

conch shelllarge clammarine molluskspiral shellfossil conch

Synonyms

  • 螺— spiral shell, snail
  • 蛤— clam
  • 贝— shell, shellfish

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The large conch shell (螷壳) was found on the beach.
  • Ancient people used conch shells (螷) as trumpets.
  • Some species of large clams (螷类) are edible.

Collocations

  • conch shell(螷壳)
  • large clam(大螷)
  • marine mollusk(海螷)
  • spiral shell(螺螷)
  • fossil conch(螷化石)

Idioms

  • None commonly used in modern Chinese

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 螷 appears in ancient Chinese texts describing marine life and shells.
  • In classical literature, large shells like 螷 were sometimes used as containers or musical instruments.
  • The character is now considered archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

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