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Information of 蟹

Pinyinxiè

Radical

虫

Strokes

19 strokes

Usage

★★★★★

Definition

crab

蟹 xiè 〈名〉1. 螃蟹 ([En.] crab) A crustacean; an aquatic and amphibious arthropod. It has a shell covering its body, five pairs of legs, and the front pair of legs forming pincers called "claws," which move sideways. The abdomen is segmented, commonly referred to as the "belly." The male's belly is long and pointed, while the female's belly is oval-shaped. Commonly referred to as "crab," examples include "river crab," "sea crab," "yellow crab," and "green crab."2. 动物名。节肢动物，全身有甲壳，前面的一对脚成钳状，横着爬行。 Animal name. A type of crustacean; it has a shell covering its entire body and a pair of pincers at the front, moving sideways.引1. 《说文》: 蠏，有二敖、八足、旁行、非蛇鲹之穴无所庇。 "In the Shuowen Jiezi: The crab has two pincers, eight legs, moves sideways, and has no hiding place except for the holes of certain fish."2. 《易·说卦》: 离为蟹，外刚而内柔也。 "In the I Ching (Explanation of the Trigrams): The 'Li' (fire) is like a crab; firm on the outside but soft on the inside."3. 《荀子·劝学》: 蟹六跪而二螯。 "In Xunzi (Encouraging Learning): The crab has six legs and two pincers."4. 《聊斋志异·促织》: 蟹白栗黄。 "In 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio': The crab is a whitish-chestnut yellow."例 又如: 蟹眼(喻指水初沸时冒起的小水泡); 蟹爪(指一种形如蟹爪的画笔); 蟹火(渔人夜晚用来捕蟹的火); 蟹厄(蟹行田中，为害禾稼) (Also: crab eye (metaphor for small bubbles when water first starts to boil); crab claw (refers to a type of brush shaped like a crab's claw); crab fire (fire used by fishermen at night to catch crabs); crab disaster (when crabs infest the fields and harm the crops))(*引自繁体辞典解释)(From the Traditional Chinese Dictionary Explanation) （一）​之又音。 (1) It is also pronounced as.)

寄居蟹 jì jū xiè

hermit crab

梭子蟹 suō zi xiè

portunid / swimming crab

蟹爪 xiè zhǎo

christmascactus / crab claw

螃蟹 páng xiè

crab / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

河蟹 hé xiè

river crab / Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is blocked by the great firewall of China)

虾兵蟹将 xiā bīng xiè jiàng

shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom)

蟹类 xiè lèi

crab

青蟹 qīng xiè

blue crab

大闸蟹 dà zhá xiè

hairy crab / steamed crab / live fresh water crab

海蟹 hǎi xiè

sea crab

蟹苗 xiè miáo

juvenile crab

蟹壳 xiè ké

mitten crab carapace

蟹肉 xiè ròu

crab meat

Input Method for 蟹

Pinyinxie4

Wubi

qevj

Cangjie

nqlmi

Zhengma

rlmi

Four Corner

27136

Unicode

U+87f9

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