jié

鲒

Character · NounTraditional鮚

clam (archaic)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

clam; a type of bivalve mollusk described in ancient texts

archaic

This character is primarily found in classical Chinese literature and is not used in modern, everyday language.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
yī一
zhǒng种
míng名
wéi为
‘‘
jié鲒
 ’
de的
bàng蚌
 。

Ancient texts mention a type of clam named 'jié'.

Zhè这
ge个
zì字
hěn很
shēng生
pì僻
 ，
zhǐ只
zài在
 《
Ěr尔
yǎ雅
 》
děng等
gǔ古
shū书
lǐ里
jiàn见
guò过
‘‘
jié鲒
 ’
 。

This character is very obscure; 'jié' is only seen in ancient books like the 'Erya'.