xiè

common
noun
animal

Meaning of

蟹 means crab; marine crustacean with ten legs and pincers. Pronounced xiè.

  • crab; marine crustacean with ten legs and pincers

Character Info

Radical
Strokes19
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhī
xiè
de
qián
zi
hěn
 

This crab has very large pincers.

Qiū
tiān
shì
chī
xiè
de
zuì
hǎo
jié
 

Autumn is the best season to eat river crabs.

Hǎi
xiè
de
ròu
xiè
gèng
xiān
měi
 

Sea crab meat is more delicious than river crab.

ma
yòng
xiè
huáng
zuò
le
měi
wèi
de
tāng
 

Mom made a delicious soup with crab roe.

Zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
xiè
fěn
xiǎo
lóng
bāo
wén
míng
 

This restaurant is famous for its steamed crab meat dumplings.

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