Interpretation of the meaning of mussel shell

Clam shell. It was often used for divination in ancient times. Song Zhou Mi's "Return to the Heart, Miscellaneous Knowledge, Long Pan Continuation": "Six pieces of Di Wei, one with a clam shell for sale, which is like a snake and full of pearls." Huang Qingzong Xi's "Looking for Brother in Wan Li": "If you are not poor, the leisure of mussels will not be affected." The second section of the first chapter of China History Outline by Jian Bozan: "There are many animal bones, fish bones, clam shells and snail shells in Longshan Cultural Site."

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Interpretation of mussels mollusks that live in fresh water. Its shell is rectangular, its surface is dark brown, and there is a pearl layer in the shell. Some of them can produce pearls: mussels (pearls). Bengbu (? )] Place name, in Anhui Province, China. Radical: worm; Explanation of shell (shell) Hard outer skin: eggshell. Shell means the same as (1): a shell. Shell. A golden cicada sheds its shell. Radical: scholar.