蚝 to pronounce it Sign in to follow this Followers 2 Entry posted by Publius · June 7 185 views 蚝 is #4882 on Junda's frequency list. The traditional form is 蠔 #8238. It means 'oyster', not a high priority unless you live in Guangdong. And do you think the simplification makes it easier to learn? 3 Report Entry Sign in to follow this Followers 2
Report reply murrayjames 419 Posted June 7 Great pun in the title to this post 1 Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply 陳德聰 1,463 Posted June 8 I think it'd feel less odd as a simplification if it came from 虫+毫 and not 虫+豪, but 豪 and 毫 seem to get their pronunciation from the same place as 高, so I guess it doesn't matter... But like 耗 is the only other character where I can think of 毛 giving rise to a "hao" sound... But it's hào... so I dunno... feels weird. I would be tempted to read it as máo I think, if I had no idea that this was the same thing as 蠔. Share this comment Link to comment
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