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螃

páng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 螃蟹) crab

Examples

HSK 6
秋天的螃蟹特别肥。
Qiūtiān de pángxiè tèbié féi.
The crabs in autumn are especially plump.
HSK 7-9
他在蒸一锅螃蟹。
Tā zài zhēng yì guō pángxiè.
He is steaming a pot of crabs.

Tips

usage
A bound character: it appears only in 螃蟹 (crab). Learn the word as a fixed pair; 螃 never stands alone.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
Left insect radical, used broadly for small creeping or shelled creatures, including crustaceans. It groups 螃 with 蟹 and 虾 in the small-animal family.
phonetic
旁 páng
side; beside
Right 旁 supplies the sound - páng with no tone shift. It contributes no meaning; the same phonetic appears in 膀 and 傍.

Stroke Order

螃 páng