Chinese symbol for “barnacle”
藤壶
téng hú
Traditional: 藤壺
barnacle (crustacean)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for barnacle is 藤壶 (téng hú), defined as: barnacle (crustacean).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 藤壶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 常春藤 | cháng chūn téng | ivy |
| 藤蔓 | téng wàn | trailing or climbing stem; vine; Taiwan pr. [teng2man4] |
| 紫藤 | zǐ téng | wisteria |
| 藤条 (藤條) | téng tiáo | rattan |
| 常青藤 | cháng qīng téng | ivy |
| 水壶 (水壺) | shuǐ hú | kettle; canteen |
| 茶壶 (茶壺) | chá hú | teapot; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 冰壶 (冰壺) | bīng hú | jade pot for cold water; curling (sport) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “barnacle”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.