懂中文 Dong Chinese

蛎

lì

oyster

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 厉 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蠣.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

厉 sound component

厉  Sound component

lì

  

whetstone

Evolution

蛎 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蛎 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

蛎 (蠣) 

lì

oyster

Most common words with 蛎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

牡蛎

oyster

蛎

oyster

蛎黄

the flesh of oyster