䖴 | |||
a kind of insect, (non-classical form of 珧) scallops, found in abundance in the China Sea; the shells contain mother-of-pearl, and the compressor muscle or ligament is dried and imported into China as Compoy ( 干貝); also called ( 江瑤柱) it is highly esteemed as an article of food, both in China and Japan | |||
Radical | 虫 | ||
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Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 12 |
Mandarin reading | yaó | Cantonese reading | |
Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | riêu |