梭子蟹

suōzixiè

noun

Measure Word

一只梭子蟹 zhī

Meanings

1 swimming crab
2 blue crab
3 three-spot swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus)

Characters

shuttle (weaving)

Examples

秋天的梭子蟹最肥美。

Qiūtiān de suōzixiè zuì féiměi.

Swimming crabs are plumpest in autumn.

我们买了两只梭子蟹清蒸。

Wǒmen mǎi le liǎng zhī suōzixiè qīngzhēng.

We bought two swimming crabs to steam.

Tips

memory

梭子 means 'shuttle' — the crab's shell is shaped like the weaving shuttle that slides back and forth on a loom. Flat, pointed at the sides, with back legs flattened into paddles.

Stroke Order

梭 suō

子 zǐ

蟹 xiè