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Pronunciation

Mandarin	xiā
Cantonese (Jyutping)	haa1, haa4
反切 Fanqie	乎加切
Japanese Kun	ebi
Japanese On	ka
Korean (Hangul)	하
Korean (Yale)	ha

Meaning

Definition

shrimp, prawn

Character Rank

Traditional	2004
Simplified	7694

Common Words With This Character  

蝦米	xiāmǐ	small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps; (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼)
龍蝦	lóngxiā	lobster
蝦仁	xiārén	shrimp meat; shelled shrimp
對蝦	duìxiā	prawn; shrimp
大蝦	dàxiā	prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	虫 (#142:insect)
Shuowen Radical	虫
Simplified Script	虾
Semantic	鰕
Specialized Semantic	鰕
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+8766
Big 5	BDBC

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	lirye
Four Corner	5714.7
WuBi 86	jnhc
WuBi 98	jnhc