虾

xiā · há

shrimp · prawn

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 9 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕蟠

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕蟠蜀蟹蜂

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Character Decomposition

虾=虫+下

Etymology

insect

Meanings2 pronunciations

xiā

shrimp

prawn

há

used in há ma

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Words with 虾 120 total

krill磷虾lín xiā prawn明虾míng xiā oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp青虾qīng xiā fish and shrimp; aquatic produce鱼虾yú xiā shrimp paste虾酱xiā jiàng small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps · (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, equivalent to Mandarin shén me)虾米xiā mǐ

Idioms with 虾 4 total Chain

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

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