蚝(háo)

10 strokesTrad. 蠔

oyster

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Character information

Pinyin
háo
Meaning
oyster
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
蠔

Origin & structure

Where 蚝 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰虫毛

A hairy 毛 worm 虫; 毛 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

虫chóng毛máo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 蠔: mollusk

How to write 蚝 step by step

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

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Words with 蚝

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

shēng生háo蚝

raw oyster

Open 生蚝 page →
háo蚝yóu油

oyster sauce

Open 蚝油 page →
háo蚝gū菇

oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

Open 蚝菇 page →

Related characters

From 蚝’s common words

生油菇

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