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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蟹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蟹 xiè - crab
蟹 xiè - variant of 蟹[xie4]

List Ranking for: 蟹

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 9,528 3,209 1,126

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 解 虫

Radical:

虫

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

解

Semantic:

虫

Hint:

Insect

Other Words Containing 蟹

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
螃蟹 - 7 7,425 11,603 5,884
蟹 - - 9,528 3,209 1,126
蟹肉 - - 23,530 - -
寄居蟹 - - 37,630 - 63,265
蟹黄 - - 58,514 - -