How to write 虾

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 虾

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Meaning of 虾

Pinyin xiā、 há

Radical

虫

Strokes

Definition

shrimp / prawn

Usage

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虾 (xiā) 1. Noun: A type of crustacean ([En.] shrimps). Belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, class Maxillopoda, subclass Malacostraca, order Decapoda, and suborder Pleocyemata. Characterized by many small antennae, a slender body, laterally flattened abdomen, long legs, and a long, sometimes spiny rostrum. Lives in water and has many varieties. 2. Verb: To bend like a shrimp ([En.] bend). 3. Noun: A term in Manchu referring to an imperial bodyguard ([En.] imperial bodyguard). 4. Also see "há". 1. Noun: Refers to "蛤蟆" (toad). Animal name. Belongs to the class Crustacea, order Decapoda. Composed of head, thorax, and abdomen. Has a long tail, two pairs of long and short antennae on the head, and five pairs of walking legs on the thorax; the abdomen is narrow and divided into segments, each segment equipped with a pair of pleopods for swimming. Lives in water, has many varieties, and all are edible. Also referred to as "虾子". 1. 蝦 (hā) 2. Also see "xiā". 1. 蝦 (hā) 2. Also see "xiā". Alias for "对虾". See "对虾" entry.

磷虾 lín xiā

krill / euphausiid

虾子 xiā zǐ

shrimp roe / shrimp eggs / shrimp

对虾 duì xiā

prawn / shrimp

鱼虾 yú xiā

fish and shrimp / fish and prawn

虾类 xiā lèi

prawn / shrimp

大虾 dà xiā

prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz

虾仁 xiā rén

shrimp meat / shelled shrimp

小虾 xiǎo xiā

parva / shrimp / gamberetto

虾米 xiā mǐ

small shrimp / dried, shelled shrimps

虾蟆 há ma

variant of 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]

虾皮 xiā pí

small dried shrimp

虾兵蟹将 xiā bīng xiè jiàng

shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom)

海虾 hǎi xiā

prawn

青虾 qīng xiā

oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp

虾酱 xiā jiàng

shrimp paste