蝦

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See also: 虾
蝦 U+8766, 蝦
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8766
← 蝥
[U+8765] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蝧 →
[U+8767]

Translingual

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Han character

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蝦 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈口卜水 (LIRYE), four-corner 57147, composition ⿰虫叚)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1090, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33299
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1556, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2874, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+8766

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 蝦
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series (叚) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
葭 *kraː
麚 *kraː
瘕 *kraː, *kraːʔ
豭 *kraː
貑 *kraː
猳 *kraː
犌 *kraː
假 *kraːʔ, *kraːs
嘏 *kraːʔ
婽 *kraːʔ
椵 *kraːʔ
叚 *kraːʔ
蝦 *qʰraː, *ɡraː
煆 *qʰraː, *qʰraːs
霞 *ɡraː
遐 *ɡraː
瑕 *ɡraː
鰕 *ɡraː
碬 *ɡraː
蕸 *ɡraː
赮 *ɡraː
鍜 *ɡraː
騢 *ɡraː
暇 *ɡraːs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰraː, *ɡraː) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 叚 (OC *kraːʔ).

Etymology 1

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trad. 蝦
simp. 虾
alternative forms 鰕／𫚥
𧎂

Related to 赮 (OC *ɡraː, “red”), 霞 (OC *ɡraː, “rosy clouds”), 瑕 (OC *ɡraː, “jade with some red”) (Wang, 1982).

“fan of Xiao Zhan”
Short for 小肥蝦／小肥虾, a pun on 小飛俠／小飞侠 (“nickname for fans of Xiao Zhan”). Popularized after Xiao Zhan gave a signature with “To：小🦐　为你而来” to his fans.

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • ha4 - used in compounds;
  • ha4* - used alone.
Note:
  • Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan:
    • hê - vernacular;
    • hâ - literary.
Note: 1hoe - diminutive, derived from erhua.
Note:
  • ha1 - vernacular;
  • xia1 - literary.
    • Dialectal data
    Variety Location 蝦 (魚蝦)
    Mandarin Beijing /ɕia⁵⁵/
    Harbin /ɕia⁴⁴/
    Tianjin /ɕiɑ²¹/
    Jinan /ɕia²¹³/
    Qingdao /ɕia²¹³/
    Zhengzhou /ɕia²⁴/
    Xi'an /ɕia²¹/
    Xining /ɕia⁴⁴/
    Yinchuan /ɕia⁴⁴/
    Lanzhou /ɕia³¹/
    Ürümqi /ɕia⁴⁴/
    Wuhan /ɕia⁵⁵/
    Chengdu /xa⁵⁵/
    /ɕia⁵⁵/
    Guiyang /ɕia⁵⁵/
    /xa⁵⁵/
    Kunming /ɕia̠⁴⁴/
    Nanjing /ɕiɑ³¹/
    Hefei /ɕia²¹/
    Jin Taiyuan /ɕia¹¹/
    Pingyao /ɕiɑ¹³/
    Hohhot /ɕia³¹/
    Wu Shanghai /hø⁵³/
    /ho⁵³/
    Suzhou /ho⁵⁵/
    Hangzhou /ɕiɑ³³/
    Wenzhou /ho³³/
    Hui Shexian /ɕia³¹/
    /xa³¹/
    Tunxi /xɔn²⁴/
    Xiang Changsha /ɕia³³/
    /xa³³/
    Xiangtan /hɒ³³/
    Gan Nanchang /hɑ⁴²/
    Hakka Meixian /ha¹¹/
    Taoyuan /hɑ¹¹/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /ha⁵⁵/
    Nanning /ha⁵⁵/
    Hong Kong /ha⁵⁵/
    Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /ha³⁵/
    /he³⁵/ 匣母
    Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /ha⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Northern Min) /xa³³/
    Shantou (Teochew) /he⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Hainanese) /hɛ³¹/
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 蝦
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xiā
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hæ ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ɡ]ˁra/
    English shrimp

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 蝦
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 5962
    Phonetic
    component         		叚
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qʰraː/
    Notes 見楚辭九懷

    Definitions

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    蝦

    1. shrimp; prawn; lobster (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 尾 m mn)
      毛蝦／毛虾  ―  máoxiā  ―  shrimp
      明蝦／明虾  ―  míngxiā  ―  prawn
      龍蝦／龙虾  ―  lóngxiā  ―  lobster
      蝦片／虾片  ―  xiāpiàn  ―  prawn crackers
    2. to bend; to curve; to flex
      (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    3. (slang) fan of Xiao Zhan
    Synonyms
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    • (shrimp):
    Dialectal synonyms of 蝦 (“shrimp; prawn”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 蝦
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 蝦
    Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 蝦, 蝦米 small
    Taiwan 蝦, 蝦子
    Langfang 蝦
    Chengde 蝦
    Chifeng 蝦
    Hulunbuir (Hailar) 蝦, 蝦米
    Heihe 蝦, 蝦米
    Qiqihar 蝦, 蝦米
    Harbin 蝦, 蝦米兒
    Jiamusi 蝦, 蝦米
    Baicheng 蝦, 蝦米
    Changchun 蝦米
    Tonghua 蝦, 蝦米
    Shenyang 蝦, 蝦米
    Jinzhou 蝦, 蝦米
    Malaysia 蝦
    Singapore 蝦
    Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 蝦米
    Tangshan 蝦, 蝦米
    Cangzhou 蝦米
    Baoding 蝦
    Shijiazhuang 蝦
    Lijin 蝦
    Jinan 蝦, 蝦米 small
    Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 蝦
    Dandong 蝦, 蝦米
    Yantai 蝦
    Yantai (Muping) 蝦
    Qingdao 蝦
    Zhucheng 蝦子
    Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 蝦
    Lingbao 馬蝦
    Jining 蝦
    Daming 蝦米
    Wanrong 蝦
    Linfen 蝦兒
    Shangqiu 蝦, 蝦米, 馬蝦
    Yuanyang 蝦, 蝦米
    Zhengzhou 馬蝦
    Xinyang 麻蝦
    Baihe 蝦, 蝦米
    Xi'an 蝦, 蝦米
    Baoji 蝦, 蝦米
    Tianshui 蝦米
    Xining 蝦, 蝦米
    Xuzhou 馬蝦, 蝦
    Fuyang 馬蝦
    Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 蝦, 蝦米
    Lanzhou 蝦, 蝦米
    Dunhuang 蝦
    Hami 蝦米
    Ürümqi 蝦米
    Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 蝦子, 蝦
    Nanchong 蝦子
    Dazhou 蝦子
    Hanyuan 蝦子
    Xichang 蝦子
    Zigong 蝦子, 馬蝦
    Chongqing 蝦子
    Wuhan 蝦子, 蝦, 蝦米
    Yichang 蝦, 蝦米
    Xiangyang 馬蝦
    Tianmen 蝦, 蝦米
    Guiyang 蝦子
    Zunyi 蝦
    Bijie 蝦子
    Liping 蝦子
    Zhaotong 蝦
    Dali 蝦子
    Kunming 蝦, 蝦米
    Mengzi 蝦
    Guilin 蝦子, 蝦
    Liuzhou 蝦, 蝦公, 蝦子
    Jishou 蝦公
    Changde 蝦子
    Hanzhong 蝦, 蝦米
    Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 蝦子, 蝦
    Yangzhou 蝦子, 蝦
    Lianyungang 蝦子, 蝦
    Lianshui 蝦子
    Nantong 蝦兒, 蝦米
    Anqing 蝦子
    Wuhu 蝦子
    Hefei 蝦子, 馬蝦
    Chuzhou 蝦子
    Huanggang 蝦子
    Hong'an 蝦子
    Cantonese Guangzhou 蝦, 蝦公
    Hong Kong 蝦
    Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 蝦公
    Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 蝦
    Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 蝦公
    Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 蝦公, 蝦仔
    Macau 蝦
    Guangzhou (Panyu) 蝦
    Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 蝦
    Guangzhou (Conghua) 蝦公
    Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 蝦公
    Foshan 蝦
    Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 蝦
    Foshan (Shunde) 蝦
    Foshan (Sanshui) 蝦公
    Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 蝦
    Zhongshan (Shiqi) 蝦公
    Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 蝦
    Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 蝦
    Zhuhai (Doumen) 蝦
    Jiangmen (Baisha) 蝦
    Jiangmen (Xinhui) 蝦
    Taishan 蝦
    Kaiping (Chikan) 蝦
    Enping (Niujiang) 蝦
    Heshan (Yayao) 蝦
    Dongguan 蝦, 蝦公
    Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 蝦
    Qingyuan 蝦公
    Fogang 蝦
    Yingde (Hanguang) 蝦公
    Yangshan 蝦
    Lianshan (Butian) 蝦
    Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 蝦
    Shaoguan 蝦
    Shaoguan (Qujiang) 蝦
    Renhua 蝦公
    Lechang 蝦, 蝦公
    Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 蝦
    Sihui 蝦
    Guangning 蝦
    Deqing 蝦
    Huaiji 蝦公
    Fengkai (Nanfeng) 蝦
    Yunfu 蝦公
    Xinxing 蝦
    Luoding 蝦公
    Yunan (Pingtai) 蝦
    Yangjiang 蝦
    Xinyi 蝦
    Lianjiang 蝦
    Nanning 蝦, 蝦公
    Wuzhou 蝦
    Yulin 蝦
    Hepu (Lianzhou) 蝦
    Beihai 蝦
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 蝦
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 蝦
    Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 蝦
    Danzhou 蝦
    Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) 蝦
    Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 蝦
    Singapore (Guangfu) 蝦
    Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 蝦
    Móng Cái 蝦
    Gan Nanchang 蝦子
    Pengze 蝦子
    Lichuan 蝦公
    Pingxiang 蝦公
    Liuyang 蝦子
    Hakka Meixian 蝦公
    Xingning 蝦公
    Dabu (Xihe) 蝦公
    Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 蝦
    Huiyang 蝦公
    Huidong (Daling) 蝦公
    Dongguan (Qingxi) 蝦公
    Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 蝦
    Zengcheng (Zhengguo) 蝦公
    Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 蝦公
    Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 蝦公
    Wuhua (Shuizhai) 蝦公, 蝦
    Wuhua (Huacheng) 蝦
    Wuhua (Changbu) 蝦
    Wuhua (Mianyang) 蝦
    Heyuan (Bendihua) 蝦公
    Wengyuan 蝦伯
    Shaoguan (Qujiang) 蝦公
    Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 蝦公
    Liannan 蝦公
    Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 蝦
    Jiexi 蝦公
    Luhe 蝦
    Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 蝦公
    Nanjing (Meilin) 蝦
    Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) 蝦
    Changting 蝦公
    Longyan (Yongding) 蝦公
    Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) 蝦公, 蝦
    Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) 蝦
    Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) 蝦公
    Wuping 蝦公
    Wuping (Yanqian) 蝦公
    Wuping (Pingyu) 蝦公
    Liancheng 蝦公
    Ninghua 蝦公
    Yudu 蝦蟲
    Ningdu 蝦公
    Ruijin 蝦公
    Shicheng 蝦公
    Shangyou (Shexi) 蝦公
    Tonggu (Sandu) 蝦公
    Ganzhou (Panlong) 蝦公
    Dayu 蝦公
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) 蝦公
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 蝦公
    Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 蝦公
    Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 蝦公
    Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 蝦公
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 蝦公
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 蝦公
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 蝦公
    Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) 蝦公
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 蝦
    Hong Kong 蝦公
    Yangxi (Tangkou) 蝦
    Yangchun (Sanjia) 蝦公
    Xinyi (Sihe) 蝦
    Xinyi (Qianpai) 蝦公
    Gaozhou (Xindong) 蝦公
    Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 蝦公
    Huazhou (Xin'an) 蝦
    Lianjiang (Shijiao) 蝦公
    Lianjiang (Qingping) 蝦公
    Mengshan (Xihe) 蝦公
    Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) 蝦
    Luchuan 蝦公
    Luchuan (Daqiao) 蝦公
    Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) 蝦公
    Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) 蝦公
    Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) 蝦公
    Xingye (Gaofeng) 蝦公
    Rongxian (Xiandi) 蝦
    Chengdu (Hexingchang) 蝦公
    Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) 蝦子
    Yilong (Ma'an) 蝦子
    Xichang (Huanglianguan) 蝦子
    Sabah (Longchuan) 蝦
    Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 蝦公
    Senai (Huiyang) 蝦公
    Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 蝦公
    Singkawang 蝦公
    Huizhou Jixi 蝦蝦
    Shexian 蝦
    Huangshan (Tunxi) 蝦兒
    Jin Taiyuan 蝦, 蝦米 small
    Yangyuan 蝦
    Datong 蝦
    Xinzhou 蝦兒
    Lüliang (Lishi) 蝦
    Changzhi 蝦, 蝦米
    Linhe 蝦
    Jining 蝦米
    Hohhot 蝦
    Erenhot 蝦米
    Pingshan 蝦
    Zhangjiakou 蝦, 蝦米
    Handan 蝦, 蝦米
    Linzhou 蝦, 蝦米
    Suide 蝦
    Jiuxing Yumin Lanxi 蝦公
    Northern Min Jian'ou 蝦
    Eastern Min Fuzhou 蝦
    Fuqing 蝦
    Matsu 蝦
    Southern Min Xiamen 蝦
    Quanzhou 蝦
    Yongchun 蝦蛄
    Zhangzhou 蝦
    Zhao'an 蝦
    Dongshan 蝦
    Taipei 蝦
    Taipei (Wanhua) 蝦仔
    New Taipei (Tamsui) 蝦
    New Taipei (Sanxia) 蝦
    New Taipei (Pingxi) 蝦
    Kaohsiung 蝦, 蝦仔
    Kaohsiung (Cijin) 蝦
    Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 蝦
    Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 蝦, 蝦仔
    Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 蝦
    Yilan 蝦, 蝦仔
    Yilan (Luodong) 蝦
    Yilan (Toucheng) 蝦, 蝦仔
    Changhua (Lukang) 蝦仔
    Changhua (Yongjing) 蝦
    Taichung 蝦仔
    Taichung (Wuqi) 蝦仔
    Tainan 蝦仔
    Tainan (Anping) 蝦
    Taitung 蝦仔
    Hsinchu 蝦仔
    Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) 蝦
    Kinmen 蝦
    Penghu (Magong) 蝦, 蝦仔
    Penghu (Xiyu) 蝦, 狗蝦
    Penang (Hokkien) 蝦
    Singapore (Hokkien) 蝦
    Manila (Hokkien) 蝦
    Longyan 蝦公仔
    Pingnan (Shangdu) 蝦
    Chaozhou 蝦
    Haifeng 蝦
    Johor Bahru (Teochew) 蝦
    Singapore (Teochew) 蝦
    Leizhou 蝦
    Wenchang 蝦
    Haikou 蝦
    Puxian Min Putian 蝦
    Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 蝦
    Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 蝦
    Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 蝦, 紅蝦
    Xianyou 蝦, 紅蝦
    Xianyou (Fengting) 蝦, 紅蝦
    Xianyou (Youyang) 蝦, 紅蝦
    Central Min Yong'an 蝦
    Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 蝦
    Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 蝦
    Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 蝦, 蝦子
    Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 蝦, 蝦公
    Shehua Fu'an 蝦
    Fuding 蝦
    Luoyuan 蝦
    Sanming 蝦
    Shunchang 蝦
    Hua'an 蝦
    Guixi (Zhangping) 蝦
    Cangnan 蝦
    Jingning (Hexi) 蝦
    Lishui 蝦
    Longyou 蝦
    Chaozhou 蝦
    Fengshun 蝦公
    Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 蝦
    Wu Shanghai 蝦
    Shanghai (Chongming) 蝦
    Suzhou 蝦
    Wuxi 蝦
    Danyang 沼蝦
    Hangzhou 蝦兒
    Ningbo 蝦
    Wenzhou 蝦兒
    Jinhua 蝦公, 蝦兒
    Xiang Changsha 蝦公子, 蝦子, 金鉤
    Xiangtan 蝦公子
    Loudi 蝦公子
    Shuangfeng 蝦公子
    Quanzhou 蝦公
    Xiangnan Tuhua Jiangyong 蝦關
    Dong'an 蝦公
    Yuebei Tuhua Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) 蝦公
    Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) 蝦公
    Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) 蝦公
    Renhua (Zhoutian) 蝦公
    Renhua (Shitang) 蝦仔
    Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) 蝦公
    Lechang (Changlai) 蝦公
    Lechang (Beixiang) 蝦公
    Lechang (Huangpu) 蝦公婆
    Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) 蝦公
    Lechang (Sanxi) 蝦公

    Compounds

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    Etymology 2

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    trad. 蝦
    simp. 虾

    Pronunciation

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    Rime
    Character 蝦
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 麻 (98)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 胡加切
    Baxter hae
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦˠa/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦᵚa/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣa/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaɨ/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣa/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣa/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/ɣa/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		xiá
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		haa4
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 蝦
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		há
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hæ ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ɡ]ˁra/
    English hae-mae frog

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 蝦
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 5968
    Phonetic
    component         		叚
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		遐
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡraː/

    Definitions

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    蝦

    1. Only used in 蝦蟆／虾蟆.

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    Etymology 3

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    trad. 蝦
    simp. 虾
    alternative forms 哈
    㗇
    謑／𰵾
    𫬗

    Compare Zhuang ha (“to intimidate; to bully”).

    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

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    蝦

    1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Zhongshan Min) to bully; to pick on
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    Etymology 4

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    trad. 蝦
    simp. 虾
    alternative forms 孲／𰌦

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

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    蝦

    1. (Cantonese, in compounds) baby

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    Etymology 5

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    For pronunciation and definitions of 蝦 – see 霞 (“the light and clouds at sunrise and sunset; mist; rosy clouds; etc.”).
    (This character is an ancient form of 霞).

    Etymology 6

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    For pronunciation and definitions of 蝦 – see 徦 (“to reach; to arrive; to come; etc.”).
    (This character is a variant form of 徦).

    References

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    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    蝦

    (Jinmeiyō kanji)

    1. shrimp, prawn, lobster

    Readings

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    • Go-on: げ (ge)
    • Kan-on: か (ka)
    • Kun: えび (ebi, 蝦)、かえる (kaeru, 蝦)←かへる (kaferu, 蝦, historical)

    Compounds

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    Etymology

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    Kanji in this term
    蝦
    えび
    Jinmeiyō
    kun'yomi
    Kanji in this term
    蝦
    かえる
    Jinmeiyō
    kun'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 蝦 – see the following entries.
    【海老えび】
    [noun] any long-tailed decapod crustacean or arthropod:
    [noun] a crayfish
    [noun] a lobster
    [noun] a prawn
    [noun] a shrimp
    [noun] Short for 海老錠 (ebijō): a padlock
    [noun] a type of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with an ebi motif
    [proper noun] a place name
    [proper noun] a surname
    Alternative spellings
    鰕, 魵, エビ
    【蛙かえる】H
    [noun] a frog (amphibious animal)
    Alternative spellings
    蛤, カエル
    (This term, 蝦, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

    Korean

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    Hanja

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    蝦 • (ha) (hangeul 하, McCune–Reischauer ha, Yale ha)

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    Han character

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    蝦: Hán Nôm readings: hà

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