123456789101112KeywordclamFrequency#2945Strokes12ReadingsháMnemonic虫 (mollusk) gives the meaning and 合 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of虫insect合to joinUsed in vocabulary蛤gé(bound form) clam蛤蟆hámafrog; toad癞蛤蟆làihámatoad蛤蜊gélíclam文蛤wéngéclam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.蛤蛎gélìclam; same as 蛤蜊 (gélí)蛤蚧géjiètokay gecko (Gekko gecko), used in TCM癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉làihámaxiǎngchītiān'éròulit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom); fig. to try to punch above one's weight鸟蛤niǎogécockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)蛤蚌gébàngclam