1. 蟹

蟹

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  • 3043rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蟹→
解虫
2Radical
蟹→
角horn刀knife牛cow虫insect
3Graphical
蟹→
⺈冂二丨㇆丿二丨㇒口丨𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (xie4)crab

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'jiě' (jie3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'jiè' (jie4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 蟹 xiè (xie4)The component 解 is pronounced as 'xiè' (xie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

巨蟹座 

Uncommon

巨蟹 
螃蟹 

RareShow 20

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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