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虾
蝦
xiā
1. shrimp
2. prawn
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

虾
xiā
shrimp, prawn
9 丶

Compound Words (20)

大虾
dàxiā
prawn
对虾
duìxiā
prawn
明虾
míngxiā
prawn
虾干
xiāgān
dried shrimps
虾仁
xiārén
shrimp
虾夷
Xiāyí
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
虾子
xiāzǐ
shrimp roe
虾油
xiāyóu
prawn sauce
虾皮
xiāpí
small dried shrimp
虾米
xiāmǐ
small shrimp
虾蛄
xiāgū
mantis shrimp
虾酱
xiājiàng
shrimp paste
虾饺
xiājiǎo
prawn dumplings
龙虾
lóngxiā
lobster
呒虾米
wǔxiāmǐ
Boshiamy (Hoklo: [[無甚物|无甚物<bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h>]] it's nothing) input method for Chinese
大明虾
dàmíngxiā
king prawn
对虾科
duìxiākē
penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)
小虾米
xiǎoxiāmi
shrimp
小龙虾
xiǎolóngxiā
crayfish
虾夷葱
xiāyícōng
chive

Alternate Entries

虾
há
see [[蝦蟆|虾蟆<háma>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,846
Word Frequency Rank
4,932 of 84,292

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