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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 .

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

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

  • ㄒㄧㄚ

    xiā

    shrimp

    • ㄔㄨㄥ ˊ

      chóng

      insect

    • ㄒㄧㄚ ˋ

      xià

      below

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tôm cũng là loại con trùng xà xuống
by WENDY

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 虾

xiā

Definitions for 虾 pronounced as xiā

  • shrimp
  • prawn

Definitions for 虾 pronounced as há

  • see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]

Vocabulary

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Book 3 part 2

by Junon 199 characters

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