蟹
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crab
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How 蟹 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 解 (phonetic, jiě)
How to remember it
crab · Heisig RSH #2780
解 untie + 虫 insect
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 解
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 解 (jiě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解 sound component | jiě | to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie |
| 懈 | xiè | idle, relaxed; negligent, remiss |
| 澥 | xiè | gulf; a blocked stream |
| 獬 | xiè | mythical unicorn |
| 邂 | xiè | an unexpected meeting |
| 廨 | xiè | office |
Words containing 蟹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手蟹 | xiāng shǒu xiè | crab of family Sesarmidae |
| 无脚蟹 | wú jiǎo xiè | helpless lonely person |
| 蟹状星云 | Xiè zhuàng Xīng yún | Crab Nebula |
| 和乐蟹 | hé lè xiè | Hele crab |
| 天蟹座 | Tiān xiè zuò | Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac); variant of 巨蟹座 |
| 软脚蟹 | ruǎn jiǎo xiè | same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruan3 jiao3 xia1] |
| 蟹化 | xiè huà | (biology) to carcinize |
| 帝王蟹 | dì wáng xiè | king crab (esp. Paralithodes camtschaticus) |
| 蟹黄 | xiè huáng | the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy) |
| 河蟹 | hé xiè | river crab; Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is blocked by … |
| 巨蟹座 | Jù xiè zuò | Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 蟹肉 | xiè ròu | crab meat |
| 虾兵蟹将 | xiā bīng xiè jiàng | shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon… |
| 雪蟹 | xuě xiè | snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) |
| 豆蟹 | dòu xiè | pea crab (Pinnotheres pisum) |
| 招潮蟹 | zhāo cháo xiè | fiddler crab (genus Uca) |
| 蟹粉 | xiè fěn | crab meat |
| 蟹爪兰 | xiè zhǎo lán | holiday cactus |
| 寄居蟹 | jì jū xiè | hermit crab |
| 椰子蟹 | yē zi xiè | coconut crab (Birgus latro) |