ㄒㄧㄚ

xiā

shrimp

虾 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as xiā in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as há.

In traditional Chinese the character 蝦 is used.

It is made up of the components 虫 (insect) and 下 (below).

  • 虾
    ㄒㄧㄚ

    xiā

    shrimp

    • 虫
      ㄔㄨㄥ ˊ

      chóng

      insect

    • 下
      ㄒㄧㄚ ˋ

      xià

      below

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 虾

xiā
há

Definitions for 虾 pronounced as xiā

  • shrimp
  • prawn

Definitions for 虾 pronounced as há

  • see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]

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Book 3 part 2

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