虾饼

蝦餅

xiābǐng

noun

Measure Word

一块虾饼 kuài

Meanings

1 shrimp cake
2 shrimp patty
3 shrimp cracker

Characters

round cake; flatbread

Examples

这家店的虾饼是现炸的，又脆又鲜。

Zhè jiā diàn de xiābǐng shì xiàn zhá de, yòu cuì yòu xiān.

This shop fries its shrimp cakes to order — crispy and fresh.

东南亚菜里常用虾饼当零食。

Dōngnányà cài lǐ cháng yòng xiābǐng dāng língshí.

Southeast Asian cuisines often serve shrimp crackers as snacks.

Tips

usage

饼 covers anything flat and round, so 虾饼 ranges from a Cantonese pan-fried shrimp patty (minced prawn + binder, shallow-fried) to a Southeast-Asian-style shrimp cracker (tapioca + shrimp paste, puffed in hot oil). Context or menu placement disambiguates.

Stroke Order

虾 xiā

饼 bǐng