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Meaning of 蟹

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蟹
Pinyin: xiè
English Definition: crab
Chinese Definition:
①(螃蟹)节肢动物,水陆两栖。全身有甲壳,足有五对,前双足成钳状,称“。
②螯,横着爬。腹部分节,俗称“脐”,雄性脐呈长尖形,雌性脐呈椭圆形。简称“蟹”,如“河蟹”,“海蟹”,“蟹黄”,“蟹青”。
Total strokes: 19; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:解 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 解 [ jiě ] to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
    • 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
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Example Words
螃蟹 páng xiè crab; Classifiers: 只
河蟹 hé xiè river crab; Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和谐 , which is blocked by the great firewall of China)
蟹黄 xiè huáng the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of the crab; soft interior of crab as a food delicacy; crab meat
蟹肉 xiè ròu crab meat
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)
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Example Sentences
1
他们中大多数由新鲜的鱼
,
虾
,
蟹和其他海鲜做出
。
Most of them are made with fresh fish, shrimp, crab, and other seafood.
2
但它们面临一个麻烦
:
入侵的
“
淡水蟹
”
正在吞噬它们的草原
。
But they face a problem: invading "river crabs" that are devouring their grassland.
3
人们捕获和销售马蹄蟹作为更有利可图的鳗鱼和峨螺养殖业的诱饵
。
People were capturing the crabs and selling them as bait for the more profitable eel and whelk fisheries.
4
幼蟹会在沿海的海草中慢慢长大
,
最后爬上陆地重复这种生命循环
。
The baby crabs develop in coastal sea grasses, eventually coming onto land to repeat the life cycle.
5
原油泄露对虾
,
蟹和鱼类的卵和幼虫的影响暂无法估计
。
而这些卵和幼虫对当地生态都极为关键
。
The effect of the spill on the eggs and larvae of shrimps, crabs, and fish, all key to the local economy, remains unknown.