蚌 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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bàng, bèng

oysters

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 丰 represents the sound.

Components

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

丰 Sound component

fēng

luxuriant

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bàng

oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl; mussel; clam

Bèng

abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level city 蚌埠市[Bèngbùshì], Anhui

Most common words with 蚌

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	蚌	mussel
	蚌埠	Bengbu prefecture-level city in Anhui
	蚌埠市	Bengbu prefecture-level city in Anhui
	河蚌	mussels
	蚌壳	clamshell

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[b]ˤroŋʔ	baewngX	bàng	oyster, mussel

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3947th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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