蟹

xiè

crab

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 19

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蜂

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Character Decomposition

蟹=解+虫

Etymology

insect

Meanings

crab

xiè

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Words with 蟹 104 total

clams and crabs · tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)蛤蟹gé xiè crab螃蟹páng xiè crab meat蟹粉xiè fěn the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)蟹黄xiè huáng

Idioms with 蟹 6 total

shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) · useless troops (idiom)虾兵蟹将xiā bīng xiè jiàng