螵蛸 piāoxiāo mantis egg capsule Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 海螵蛸 hǎipiāoxiāo cuttlebone The boat-shaped white bone found inside a cuttlefish; used in Chinese medicine to stop bleeding or as an antacid. Also called [[乌贼骨|烏賊骨|wu1 zei2 gu3]]