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鳖

biē

Character Traditional 鱉

What 鳖 means

1. softshell turtle

Other readings

鳖 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• biēvariant of {鳖|biē}

Words starting with 鳖

• 鳖甲biē jiǎturtle shell
• 鳖裙biē qúnthe edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
• 鳖边biē biān(dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace

Words containing 鳖

• 土鳖tǔ biēground beetle; (colloquial) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海归…
• 地鳖dì biēChinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
• 斑鳖bān biēYangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
• 马鳖mǎ biēleech
• 山瑞鳖shān ruì biēwattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
• 木鳖果mù biē guǒgac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis)
• 瓮中之鳖wèng zhōng zhī biēlit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
• 瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biē(lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); (fig.) to go after easy prey
• 番木鳖碱fān mù biē jiǎnstrychnine (C21H22N2O2)
• 龟笑鳖无尾guī xiào biē wú wěilit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)…

Characters built on 敝

These share the phonetic component 敝 (bì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 撇piēto cast away; to fling aside
• 憋biēto choke; to stifle; to restrain
• 瞥piēto shoot a glance; glance; to appear in a flash
• 蹩biéto limp; to sprain (an ankle or wrist); to move carefully, as if evading a danger

Characters that look like 鳖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 警jǐngto alert; to warn; police
• 鳌áomythological sea turtle
• 蹩biéto limp; to sprain (an ankle or wrist); to move carefully, as if evading a danger
• 蹙cùto knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to hesitate
• 鬓bìntemples; hair on the temples
• 瞽gǔblind; undiscerning

Sounds the same

Read biē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 憋to choke; to stifle; to restrain