Shrimp in Chinese (Mandarin): 虾 (xiā)
虾
xiā
shrimp
- Simplified
- 虾
- Traditional
- 蝦
- Pinyin
- xiā
- Typed as
- xia
Use it in a sentence
虾是红色的。
蝦是紅色的。
The shrimp is red.
The characters in 虾
虾 / 蝦
Shrimp. 虫 (bug) is on the left.
9 strokes
First tone. Shrimp turn red when cooked. A lobster is 龙虾 (lóngxiā), a "dragon shrimp".
More examples with 虾
我喜欢吃虾。
我喜歡吃蝦。
Wǒ xǐhuan chī xiā.
I like eating shrimp.
小虾在水里游。
小蝦在水裡游。
Xiǎo xiā zài shuǐ li yóu.
The little shrimp swims in the water.
How to write 虾 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
虾 9 strokes
In Traditional characters:
蝦 15 strokes
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