螵蛸

piāo xiāo

Dictionary entry

ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)

What does 螵蛸 mean?

螵蛸 (piāo xiāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)

2cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸[hai3 piao1 xiao1])

Character breakdown

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螵piāoused in 螵蛸[piao1 xiao1]蛸shāooctopus · used in 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1] and 肖蛸[xiao1 shao1]

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