Chinese symbol for “mussel”
蚌
bàng
mussel; clam
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mussel is 蚌 (bàng), defined as: mussel; clam.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mussel”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蚌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 河蚌 | hé bàng | mussels; bivalves grown in rivers and lakes |
| 蚌壳 (蚌殼) | bàng ké | clamshell |
| 鹬蚌相争 (鷸蚌相爭) | yù bàng xiāng zhēng | abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4] |
| 象拔蚌 | xiàng bá bàng | elephant trunk clam; geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America) |
| 蛤蚌 | gé bàng | clam |
| 彩蚌 | cǎi bàng | painted shell; painting on shell |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mussel”.
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.