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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yáo
Cantonese: ziu4
Vietnamese: riêu

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a kind of insect, (non-classical form of 珧) scallops, found in abundance in the China Sea; the shells contain mother-of-pearl, and the compressor muscle or ligament is dried and imported into China as Compoy ( 干貝); also called ( 江瑤柱) it is highly esteemed as an article of food, both in China and Japan

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】 䖴
【集韻】餘招切,音餆。【類篇】蟲名。 又【正字通】同珧。引《六書故》:似蚌,其柱最珍。別見玉部。