蚌
bàng
#3,938 most
frequent character
mussel, clam
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
蚌 uses 虫 worm/insect and 丰 fēng, which supplies the sound. Read bàng, it first meant 'clam', later 'freshwater mussel'. Read bèng, it is a sound loan for the place name Bèngbù.
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