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蟹

Character

蟹 xiè

Character

crab

Radical
虫
Strokes
19
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
解 虫
Traditional
蟹
Frequency
#2661 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

xiè

xie4
  1. crab CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 19 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 蟹

Draw “蟹” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 第一个吃螃蟹的人一定也吃过蜘蛛。

    dì yī gè chī páng xiè de rén yí dìng yě chī guò zhī zhū

    The first person who ate crab must also have tried to eat a spider.

    Tatoeba · sentence #8606826 by slo_oth; translation #6888194 by voxbubnya · CC BY 2.0 FR

  • 快看快看！橙子树的树枝上有一只蓝色的寄居蟹！

    kuài kàn kuài kàn chéng zǐ shù de shù zhī shàng yǒu yì zhī lán sè de jì jū xiè

    Look, look! On the branch of the orange tree, there is a blue hermit crab!

    Tatoeba · sentence #8742144 by crescat; translation #8932621 by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR

Words with 蟹

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蟹化xiè huà(biology) to carcinizeWord蟹獴xiè měngcrab-eating mongooseWord蟹粉xiè fěncrab meatWord蟹肉xiè ròucrab meatWord蟹酱xiè jiàngcrab pasteWord蟹黄xiè huángthe ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)Word蟹味菇xiè wèi gūbeech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus)Word蟹爪兰xiè zhǎo lánholiday cactusWord蟹状星云xiè zhuàng xīng yúnCrab NebulaWord巨蟹jù xièCancer (star sign)Word河蟹hé xièriver crabWord溪蟹xī xiècrab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabsWord

Same radical 虫

All characters with 虫 →
蛋dàn虽suī虫chóng蟲chóng蜜mì蛇shé蝶dié蠢chǔn蜂fēng螺luó虹hóng蛛zhū
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