蚌(bàng)

10 strokes
Readingsbàngbèng

abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui

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Character information

Pinyin
bàng / bèng
Meaning
abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蚌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫丰

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (mollusk); 丰 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

虫chóng丰fēng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蚌 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蚌

Common words using 蚌 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cǎi彩bàng蚌

painted shell; painting on shell

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hé河bàng蚌

mussels; bivalves grown in rivers and lakes

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bèng蚌bù埠

see 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4]

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zhé哲bàng蚌sì寺

Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet

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lǎo老bàng蚌shēng生zhū珠

lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)

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bèng蚌bù埠shì市

Bengbu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]

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yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争

abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4]

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Related characters

From 蚌’s common words

彩河埠哲寺老生珠

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