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虾

xiā

shrimp, prawn

🔤 Pictophonetic: 虫 (insect) provides meaning, 下 provides pronunciation

HSK 9 strokes Common (29%)

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Component Breakdown

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虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

下

xià

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

⿰虫下 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

chóng

虫

insect, worm; mollusk

🔤 Pictophonetic:

6 strokes HSK 5

zhōng

中

central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

💡 Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口

4 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

xià

下

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

💡 Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

卜

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

📷 Pictographic: A crack on an oracle bone

2 strokes

Words Using 虾 (27)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)

duìxiākē

对虾科 ↗

penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)

小虾米 ↗

xiǎoxiāmi

shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player

xiǎoxiāmi

小虾米 ↗

shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player

crayfish / langoustine / chicken lobster

xiǎolóngxiā

小龙虾 ↗

crayfish / langoustine / chicken lobster

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