虾
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shrimp; prawn
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Dict coverage rank #1,574 U+867E
How 虾 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 下 (phonetic, xià)
How to remember it
shrimp · Heisig RSH #510
虫 insect + 下 below
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 下
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 下 (xià) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下 sound component | xià | below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next |
| 吓 | xià | to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate |
Words containing 虾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大明虾 | dà míng xiā | king prawn |
| 小龙虾 | xiǎo lóng xiā | crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯蝦|克氏原螯虾[Ke4 shi4 yuan2 ao2 xia1] |
| 虾虎鱼科 | xiā hǔ yú kē | Gobiidae (suborder of perch) |
| 小虾米 | xiǎo xiā mi | shrimp; fig. small fry; minor player |
| 对虾科 | duì xiā kē | penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family) |
| 虾红素 | xiā hóng sù | astaxanthin |
| 皮皮虾 | pí pí xiā | mantis shrimp |
| 虾青素 | xiā qīng sù | astaxanthin |
| 虾虎鱼 | xiā hǔ yú | goby (flat fish, Gobiidae) |
| 虾子 | xiā zǐ | shrimp roe; shrimp eggs |
| 虾子 | xiā zi | shrimp |
| 大虾 | dà xiā | prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz |
| 小虾 | xiǎo xiā | shrimp |
| 软脚虾 | ruǎn jiǎo xiā | weakling; coward |
| 虾线 | xiā xiàn | digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein |
| 明虾 | míng xiā | prawn |
| 龙虾 | lóng xiā | lobster |
| 鱼虾 | yú xiā | fish and shrimp; aquatic produce |
| 对虾 | duì xiā | prawn; shrimp |
| 虾皮 | xiā pí | small dried shrimp |