Meaning of 虾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiā
- shrimp
- prawn
há
- used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]
虾 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
让我们点龙虾！听说是这里的招牌菜。
Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that’s the specialty dish here.
你要吃虾吗？
Do you want to eat prawns?
看见新鲜龙虾，我有了食欲。
Seeing the fresh lobster made me hungry.
Stroke order for each character
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虾 xiā · shrimp · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 虾.
| 龙虾 | lóngxiā | lobster |
| 虾米 | xiāmǐ | small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps; (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [si |
| 磷虾 | línxiā | krill |
| 大虾 | dàxiā | prawn; (Internet slang) expert |
Questions about 虾
What does 虾 mean?
虾 (xiā) means "shrimp; prawn" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 虾?
虾 is made of 1 character: 虾 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 虾 an HSK word?
Yes. 虾 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 虾 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 虾 is written 蝦.