寄居蟹

jìjūxiè
noun #37,630

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hermit crab

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shātān shàng pá zhe yì zhī jìjūxiè.
A hermit crab is crawling on the beach.
HSK 7-9
Jìjūxiè zhǎngdà hòu yào huàn gèng dà de ké.
Hermit crabs have to switch to a bigger shell as they grow.

Tips

memory
寄居 = 'to lodge / reside as a guest' + = 'crab' = the crab that lives as a guest in someone else's shell. A nicely descriptive name that matches the English 'hermit crab' in spirit.

Stroke Order

xiè