蛤

gé · há

(bound form) clam · used in 蛤蚧 gé jiè

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蟹

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Character Decomposition

蛤=虫+合

Etymology

mollusk

Meanings2 pronunciations

gé

(bound form) clam

used in 蛤蚧 gé jiè

há

used in 蛤蟆 há ma

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Words with 蛤 53 total

clam蛤蚌gé bàng tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), used in TCM蛤蚧gé jiè clam蛤蜊gé lí frog; toad蛤蟆há ma clams and crabs · tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)蛤蟹gé xiè clam · bivalve mollusk, many spp.花蛤huā gé clam · bivalve mollusk, many spp.文蛤wén gé clam · same as 蛤蜊 gé lí蛤蛎gé lì cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)鸟蛤niǎo gé power-driven rammer or tamper蛤蟆夯há ma hāng aviator sunglasses蛤蟆镜há ma jìng geoduck (Panopea abrupta) · elephant trunk clam · same as 象拔蚌 xiàng bá bàng女神蛤nu:3 shén gé toad癞蛤蟆lài há ma cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)鸟尾蛤niǎo wěi gé great scallop (Pecten maxiumus) · king scallop巨海扇蛤jù hǎi shàn gé lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) · fig. to try to punch above one's weight癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

Idioms with 蛤 4 total Chain

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) · fig. to try to punch above one's weight癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

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