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蚶 Stroke Order — How to Write 蚶

Stroke Order

蚶 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

蚶 Radical and Character Components

Components:虫甘

蚶 is an ideographic compound. A sweet 甘 mollusk 虫; 甘 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 虫 + 5 more strokes

蚶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • hān

Meanings of 蚶 in Chinese

1

hān蚶

A type of bivalve mollusk (ark clam or blood clam) with a thick, strong shell, living in shallow marine sands. Its meat is edible and delicious. Also known as 'ark shell' or 'blood cockle'.
今天我们去海鲜市场买了一些新鲜的蚶子回家做汤。
Today we went to the seafood market and bought some fresh ark clams to make soup at home.

Words with 蚶

  • hān蚶zi子blood clam, arc clam

Idioms with 蚶

  • diāo雕hān蚶lòu镂gé蛤exquisite and delectable seafood dishes

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Questions about 蚶

What does 蚶 mean in Chinese?

蚶 (hān) means “A type of bivalve mollusk (ark clam or blood clam) with a thick, strong shell, living in shallow marine sands. Its meat is edible and delicious. Also known as 'ark shell' or 'blood cockle'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蚶?

蚶 is pronounced hān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蚶 have?

蚶 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 蚶?

蚶 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蚶?

The radical of 蚶 is 虫, and 蚶 is an ideographic compound.

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