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虾

Character

虾 xiā · há

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

a small sea animal with a tail and many legs, often eaten as food

Radical
虫
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
虫下
Traditional
蝦
Frequency
#2540 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

xiā

xia1Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. a small sea animal with a tail and many legs, often eaten as food

Examples

  • 我很喜欢吃虾。

    wǒ hěn xǐ huan chī xiā

    I really like to eat shrimp.

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  • 这个虾很好吃。

    zhè ge xiā hěn hǎo chī

    This shrimp is very tasty.

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Words that use “虾” as xiā

大虾dà xiāprawnWord对虾duì xiāprawnWord小虾xiǎo xiāshrimpWord扇虾shàn xiāfan lobsterWord明虾míng xiāprawnWord爬虾pá xiāmantis shrimpWord磷虾lín xiākrillWord虾仁xiā rénshrimp meatWord

há

ha2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is xiā.

  1. toad (as in 虾蟆): a small animal like a frog

Examples

  • 虾蟆在水里。

    há ma zài shuǐ lǐ

    The toad is in the water.

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  • 我看见一只虾蟆。

    wǒ kàn jiàn yì zhī há ma

    I saw a toad.

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Words that use “虾” as há

虾蟆há mafrogVariant of 蛤蟆WordUnreviewed

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

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Same radical 虫

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