How to write 蟹

蟹 (xiè) 1. Crab A crustacean, amphibious in both water and land. The body is covered with a shell, with five pairs of legs; the front pair is claw-shaped, known as "chela," and it moves sideways. The abdomen is segmented, commonly referred to as "abdomen," with the male's abdomen being long and pointed, and the female's abdomen being oval-shaped. Abbreviated as "蟹" which can refer to "河蟹" (river crab), "海蟹" (sea crab), "蟹黄" (crab roe), "蟹青" (green crab). 2. Animal name. A crustacean with a shell covering the body and a pair of claw-shaped legs at the front, moving sideways. Example: - 蟹眼 (crab eyes, metaphorically referring to small bubbles that form when water first boils) - 蟹爪 (crab claw, referring to a brush shaped like a crab claw) - 蟹火 (crab fire, a light used by fishermen at night to catch crabs) - 蟹厄 (crab harm, referring to crabs damaging crops in the fields) *Referenced from ancient texts:* 1. In "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": "蟹 has two chelas and eight legs, moving sideways; it does not take shelter in the holes of snake or mullet." 2. In "Yi Jing · Shuo Gua": "Li symbolizes the crab; strong on the outside and soft on the inside." 3. In "Xun Zi · Quan Xue": "The crab has six legs and two chelae." 4. In "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi · Cu Zhi": "The crab is white and chestnut yellow." (Note: The secondary meaning and context provided refer to various usages and literary references related to the term "蟹".)