What 蟶 means
It names a razor clam. In Chinese seafood language, 蟶子 names the edible shellfish and 蟶田 names a clam bed. Search it as razor clam or cheng when the shape is hard to draw, and copy it from the palette above when your font shows it but your keyboard will not offer it.
Why is 蟶 written as 蛏?
蛏 is the simplified counterpart of 蟶. Use 蟶 for traditional Chinese and 蛏 for simplified Chinese; the clam sense does not change. Japanese keeps the same shape 蟶 but reads it as matagai or agemaki, so let the surrounding language decide the reading.
What does 蟶 mean in a message?
Read it literally as seafood, not as a reaction. A lone 蟶 means clam, usually food, not an insect or a joke icon. Check whether the rest of the message is Chinese or Japanese before settling on razor clam versus matagai or agemaki.
Rare written seafood character; 蟶子/蛏子 is clearer than lone 蟶 for the edible clam.
Read lone 蟶 as “razor clam,” not an insect or emoji.
Who writes 蟶
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsThe edible razor clam or a dish made from it.
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2What does 蟶 mean in Japanese?
Matagai or agemaki, names for razor-clam relatives. The surrounding sentence decides which one fits.
Is 蟶 an emoji?
No. It is plain text with no emoji form; stroke style follows your font.
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How to type or find 蟶
- Also called
- 蛏 · 蟶子 · 蛏子
- Search it as
- cheng · chēng · razor · clam
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
蟶\87F6Codes and encoding1 code points
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