虾夷(xiā yí): Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought…
2 charactersTrad. 蝦夷
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xiā yí
- Meaning
- Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 蝦夷
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 虾夷 — tap one to open its word page.
huà化xiǎn险wéi为yí夷
HSK 7-9to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
dà大xiā虾
prawn
duì对xiā虾
prawn
yí夷píng平
to level; to raze to the ground
xiā虾rén仁
shrimp meat
dōng东yí夷
Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
xiā虾zǐ子
shrimp roe; shrimp eggs
mán蛮yí夷
common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
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