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U+8706, 蜆
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8706

[U+8705]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8707]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 142, +7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 中戈月山山 (LIBUU), four-corner 56110, composition )

Derived characters

  • 𫋩

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33093
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2855, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+8706

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Pronunciation 1


Note: hain2 - Jieyang.

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Definitions

  1. basket clam (Corbiculidae)

Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2



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Definitions

  1. chrysalis (pupa of butterfly)
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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. clam, fresh-water clam

Readings

  • Go-on: けん (ken)げん (gen)
  • Kan-on: けん (ken)
  • Kun: しじみ (shijimi, )

Etymology

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Noun

(しじみ) or (シジミ) (shijimi) 

  1. clam, basket clam; any of several species in the genus Corbicula

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).


Korean

Hanja

(hyeon) (hangeul , revised hyeon, McCuneReischauer hyŏn, Yale hyen)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: hiên, hiện, hến, kiến

Noun

  1. chữ Hán form of kiến (ant)

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