Chinese Character 虾 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

虾 meaning[3] in English

See 蝦蟆|虾蟆[Ha2 Ma5].

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are lower form of … (虫) , and down (下)

Its radical[1] is: (chong2) which means: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures, Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1], (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic, .chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with LIMY

How to write 虾

To writexia1see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 … you should write a combination of chong2lower form … , xia4down arranged in a shape:

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虾 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 虾 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of , looks as follow:

Pinyin:xia1 Shape:
Meaning[3]: See 蝦蟆|虾蟆[Ha2 Ma5]

Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic

Pinyin:xia4 Shape:
Meaning[3]: Down . Downwards . Below . Lower . Later . Next (Week Etc) . Second (Of Two Parts) . To Decline . To Go Down . To Arrive At (A Decision, Conclusion Etc) . Measure Word To Show The Frequency Of An Action

Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Pinyin:bo5
Meaning[3]: Surname Bu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

  • Wiktionary Page for 虾in English or Chinese