懂中文 Dong Chinese

蚌

bàng, bèng

oysters

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 丰 represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

丰 sound component

丰  Sound component

fēng

  

luxuriant

Evolution

蚌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蚌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蚌  

bàng

oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl; mussel; clam

蚌  

Bèng

abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level city 蚌埠市[Bèng​bù​shì], Anhui

Most common words with 蚌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蚌

mussel

蚌埠

Bengbu prefecture-level city in Anhui

蚌埠市

Bengbu prefecture-level city in Anhui

河蚌

mussels

蚌壳

clamshell