虾
蝦há
#2,841 most
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used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2ma5]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
虾 has 虫 insect as its meaning part and 下 xià as a sound part. It first meant frog or toad. The meaning shrimp was borrowed only for its sound, not from the shape. It is the simplified form of 蝦.
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