Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "鲎", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "鲎", and master the standard way of writing the character "鲎".
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鲎
Hòu
名词
1. 节肢动物,甲壳类,生活在海中,尾坚硬,形状像宝剑。肉可食。
(A type of arthropod, a crustacean that lives in the sea, has a hard tail shaped like a sword. The meat is edible.)
2. 〔~虫〕节肢动物。俗称“水鳖子”、“王八鱼”。
(〔Hòu chóng〕 A type of arthropod. Commonly known as "water turtle" or "king eight fish.")
3. 方言,虹。
(Dialect: another term for rainbow.)
4. 鲎鱼。亦称中国鲎、东方鲎 (Horseshoe crab). 剑尾亚纲,特别是鲎目节肢动物的通称。有一个宽的新月形的头胸甲,在背面有一对大的复眼及两单眼,腹面生出六对步足,中部具一口,有一短小的腹部,腹部与头胸甲有关节相接,腹节愈合成一片,游泳足上附着扁平叶片状鳃,有一长而硬的可动关节的尾剑。
(Horseshoe crab. Also known as Chinese horseshoe crab or Eastern horseshoe crab. It refers to a type of arthropod from the Subclass Xiphosurida, specifically the Order Xiphosura. It has a wide crescent-shaped carapace, a pair of large compound eyes on the back, two small simple eyes, six pairs of walking legs on the ventral side, a mouth in the center, a short abdomen that connects jointed to the carapace, the abdomen fused into a single piece, and swimming legs with flat, leaf-like gills, along with a long and stiff movable tail spine.)
5. 例: 鲎帆(鲎鱼的脊背); 鲎杓(用鲎壳制成的杓子); 鲎媚(鲎鱼的别名); 鲎樽(用鲎壳制成的酒杯)。
(Examples: Hòu fān (the back of a horseshoe crab); Hòu sháo (a ladle made from horseshoe crab shells); Hòu mèi (another name for horseshoe crab); Hòu zūn (a wine cup made from horseshoe crab shells).)
6. 方言,虹的别称 ([En.] rainbow)
(Dialect: another term for rainbow.)