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The character 蚌, meaning freshwater mussel or clam, is structurally composed of the semantic component 虫, indicating a creature, combined with the phonetic component 丰 (fēng). Its traditional form is identical. The character’s core meaning has consistently denoted a bivalve mollusk, though early textual usage, such as in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", also records it as the name for a mythical creature described as a bird with a mollusk-like body, a specialized meaning that did not persist in common language.
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河蚌生活在河里。
这个蚌壳很漂亮。
妈妈买了新鲜的蚌肉。
渔民从湖里捕捞河蚌。
我们用蚌壳做装饰品。
如果你找到珍珠蚌，可能会发现珍珠。
虽然蚌肉美味，但处理起来很麻烦。
环境保护对于河蚌的生存至关重要。