虾饺

蝦餃

xiājiǎo

noun

Measure Word

一只虾饺 zhī

Meanings

1 har gow
2 Cantonese shrimp dumpling

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这家餐厅的虾饺皮特别薄。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de xiājiǎo pí tèbié báo.

The shrimp dumpling skins at this restaurant are especially thin.

HSK 7-9

我们每次去饮茶都点虾饺。

Wǒmen měicì qù yǐnchá dōu diǎn xiājiǎo.

We order har gow every time we go for dim sum.

Tips

culture

A dim sum classic from Guangdong. The translucent wrapper made from wheat and tapioca starch should have exactly 'twelve pleats or more' in the old Cantonese tea-house standard.

Stroke Order

虾 xiā

饺 jiǎo