蟹(xiè)

19 strokes

crab

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Character information

Pinyin
xiè
Meaning
crab
Strokes
19
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蟹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱解虫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 解 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

解jiě虫chóng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 蟹 step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蟹

Common words using 蟹 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jù巨xiè蟹

Cancer (star sign)

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hé河xiè蟹

river crab; Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和谐, which…

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xī溪xiè蟹

crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs

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dà大zhá闸xiè蟹

Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab

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jì寄jū居xiè蟹

hermit crab

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jù巨xiè蟹zuò座

Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Open 巨蟹座 page →
xiā虾bīng兵xiè蟹jiàng将

shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dra…

Open 虾兵蟹将 page →
páng螃xiè蟹

crab

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