# 蝦

| 蝦 | U+8766, &#34662; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8766 |
| ← 蝥 [U+8765] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蝧 → [U+8767] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蝦 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈口卜水 (LIRYE), four-corner 5714$_7$, composition ⿰虫叚)

#### Derived characters

* 𫬗

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1090, character 15
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33299
* Dae Jaweon: page 1556, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2874, character 3
* Unihan data for U+8766

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 蝦
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 葭 | *kraː |
| 麚 | *kraː |
| 瘕 | *kraː, *kraːʔ |
| 豭 | *kraː |
| 貑 | *kraː |
| 猳 | *kraː |
| 犌 | *kraː |
| 假 | *kraːʔ, *kraːs |
| 嘏 | *kraːʔ |
| 婽 | *kraːʔ |
| 椵 | *kraːʔ |
| 叚 | *kraːʔ |
| 蝦 | *qʰraː, *ɡraː |
| 煆 | *qʰraː, *qʰraːs |
| 霞 | *ɡraː |
| 遐 | *ɡraː |
| 瑕 | *ɡraː |
| 鰕 | *ɡraː |
| 碬 | *ɡraː |
| 蕸 | *ɡraː |
| 赮 | *ɡraː |
| 鍜 | *ɡraː |
| 騢 | *ɡraː |
| 暇 | *ɡraːs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰraː, *ɡraː) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 叚 (OC *kraːʔ).

### Etymology 1

Related to 赮 (OC *ɡraː, “red”), 霞 (OC *ɡraː, “rosy clouds”), 瑕 (OC *ɡraː, “jade with some red”) (Wang, 1982).

#### “fan of Xiao Zhan”

    Short for 小肥蝦／小肥虾, a pun on 小飛俠／小飞侠 (“nickname for fans of Xiao Zhan”). Popularized after Xiao Zhan gave a signature with “To：小🦐　为你而来” to his fans.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiā (xia$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ha$^4$ / ha$^{4*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ha$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hà
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ha$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xia$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): hâ
* Eastern Min (BUC): hà
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ha$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hê / hâ / hêe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hê$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$ho; $^1$hoe / $^1$ho
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ha$^1$ / xia$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sia
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^1$
*** Yale: syā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia
*** Palladius: ся (sja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xia$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xia
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕia⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^1$
*** Yale: hā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ha$^4$ / ha$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ha²¹/, /ha²¹⁻²¹⁵/
* ha4 - used in compounds;
* ha4* - used alone.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit蝦 (魚蝦) |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ɕiɑ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ɕia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ɕia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ɕia²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ɕia²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ɕia³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /xa⁵⁵/ /ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ɕia⁵⁵/ /xa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ɕia̠⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ɕiɑ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ɕia²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ɕia¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ɕiɑ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ɕia³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /hø⁵³/ /ho⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ho⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ɕiɑ³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ho³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕia³¹/ /xa³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /xɔn²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ɕia³³/ /xa³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /hɒ³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /hɑ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ha¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /hɑ¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /ha⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ha⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /ha⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ha³⁵/ /he³⁵/ 匣母 |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ha⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /xa³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /he⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /hɛ³¹/ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤra/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰraː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蝦 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiā |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hæ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɡ]ˁra/ |
| English | shrimp |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 5962 |
| Phonetic component | 叚 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰraː/ |
| Notes | 見楚辭九懷 |

#### Definitions

蝦
* shrimp; prawn; lobster (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 尾 m mn)
    毛蝦／毛虾 ― máoxiā ― shrimp
    明蝦／明虾 ― míngxiā ― prawn
    龍蝦／龙虾 ― lóngxiā ― lobster
    蝦片／虾片 ― xiāpiàn ― prawn crackers
* to bend; to curve; to flex
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* (slang) fan of Xiao Zhan
    From: 2020 June 28, 杨建伟 (Yang Jianwei), 徐牧心 (Xu Muxin), 《肖战的粉与黑》, in 《Vista看天下》, issue 492, page 19
    Rán'ér, jǐnjǐn shù fēnzhōng hòu, zhè tiáo wēibó xià pínglùn de huàfēng jiù biàn le, “wǒ juéde nǐ lìng yǒu suǒ zhǐ,” pèi le ge chīguā qúnzhòng de biǎoqíng, “xīwàng xiā bù dòngtán de lái zhèlǐ.” “huó xiā huì yībiān shuō gēge wúgū, yībiān guàrén, hǎo kěpà ne.” [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 2020 August 10, 郑瑜 (Zheng Yu), 张荣旺 (Zhang Rongwang), 《区块链走俏“肖战粉丝圈” 存证商业化道阻且长》, in 《中国经营报》 [China Business Journal], issue 2368, page B7
    “kàndào (mǒhēi ǒuxiàng de tiězi) zhuǎnfā, diǎnzàn, pínglùn (shùliàng) dábiāo de, mǎshàng fùzhì liànjiē, yòng ‘quánzhèngliàn’ cúnzhèng, wǒmen yào yòng fǎlǜ wǔqì bǎohù tā, wǒmen dōu yào zuò Xiào Zhàn de xiāxiā!” [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 2021 January 1, 枣泥, 《各大棚网站集体涨价，垄断寡头即将出现？》, in 《出版人》 [China Publishers], →ISSN, issue 294, page 102
    Nián chū de yī chǎng 227 shìjiàn, jiāng qùnián gāng róngshēng dǐngjí liúliàng zhī guàn de Xiào Zhàn fàng zài rè guō shàng lièhuǒ pēngyóu, érhòu de 427, 627, fēngbō yánxù bùduàn, fǎn xiā (Xiào Zhàn fěnsī zìchēng xiǎofēixiá, bèi bù xǐhuān Xiào Zhàn de rén xìchēng wèi “xiā”) dàjūn bùduàn zhuàngdà, gèng yǒu hěnduō yuánběn yuǎnlí fěnquān, duì shéi dōu wúgǎn de lùrén bèi lā xiàshuǐ, zuìzhōng bùdébù shùqǐ fǎn xiā dàqí. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 2021 June 30, 周蓉 (Zhou Rong), 《“赶工”追星中的粉丝劳动及同意制造研究 ——基于肖战粉圈的观察与访谈》 (thesis), Lanzhou: Lanzhou University, page 44
    Fěnsī duì “ǒuxiàng” zhège xiǎngxiàng gòngtóngtǐ yǒu zhe jítǐ rèntóng, jīyú duì Xiào Zhàn de gòngtóng rè'ài, xiǎofēixiámen huì zìfā xúnzhǎo zǔzhī, yǐcǐ dáchéng “xiāquān” huò “xiātáng” de jiàngòu. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

##### Synonyms

* (shrimp):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蝦 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蝦, 蝦米 small |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蝦, 蝦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蝦, 蝦米兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蝦米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蝦米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蝦, 蝦米 small |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蝦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 馬蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蝦兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蝦, 蝦米, 馬蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 馬蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 麻蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 馬蝦, 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 馬蝦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蝦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蝦子, 馬蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蝦子, 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 馬蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蝦, 蝦公, 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蝦公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蝦兒, 蝦米 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蝦子, 馬蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蝦子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蝦公, 蝦仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蝦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蝦子 |
| Gan | Pengze | 蝦子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蝦公 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蝦公 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蝦公, 蝦 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 蝦伯 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Changting | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 蝦公, 蝦 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蝦蟲 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Hexingchang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Yilong (Ma'an) | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Xichang (Huanglianguan) | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蝦公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蝦蝦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蝦 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蝦兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蝦, 蝦米 small |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蝦 |
| Jin | Datong | 蝦 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蝦兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蝦 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蝦 |
| Jin | Jining | 蝦米 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蝦 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蝦米 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蝦 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Handan | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Suide | 蝦 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 蝦公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蝦蛄 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 蝦, 狗蝦 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蝦公仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蝦 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蝦 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蝦 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蝦, 蝦子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蝦公 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 蝦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蝦 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蝦 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蝦 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蝦 |
| Wu | Danyang | 沼蝦 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蝦兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝦 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蝦兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蝦公, 蝦兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蝦公子, 蝦子, 金鉤 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 蝦公子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蝦公子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蝦公子 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 蝦子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蝦公 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蝦關 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蝦仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蝦公婆 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 蝦公 |

#### Compounds

* 丹蝦 / 丹虾
* 人樣蝦胊 / 人样虾胊
* 人樣蝦蛆 / 人样虾蛆
* 人蝦 / 人虾
* 團扇蝦 / 团扇虾 (tuánshànxiā)
* 天蝦 / 天虾
* 奇蝦 / 奇虾 (qíxiā)
* 將蝦釣鱉 / 将虾钓鳖
* 對蝦 / 对虾 (duìxiā)
* 斑節蝦 / 斑节虾
* 明蝦 / 明虾 (míngxiā)
* 毛蝦 / 毛虾 (máoxiā)
* 水母目蝦 / 水母目虾 (shuǐmǔ mù xiā)
* 沼蝦 / 沼虾
* 河蝦 / 河虾
* 海蝦 / 海虾
* 滷蝦 / 卤虾
* 滷蝦油 / 卤虾油
* 炒蝦拆蟹 / 炒虾拆蟹
* 磷蝦 / 磷虾 (línxiā)
* 米蝦 / 米虾
* 粧蝦 / 妆虾
* 糠蝦 / 糠虾 (kāngxiā)
* 紅蝦 / 红虾
* 線蝦 / 线虾
* 胎蝦 / 胎虾
* 腹蟹目蝦 / 腹蟹目虾
* 草蝦 / 草虾 (cǎoxiā)
* 蛙蝦 / 蛙虾
* 蝦仁 / 虾仁 (xiārén)
* 蝦公 / 虾公
* 蝦兵 / 虾兵
* 蝦兵蟹將 / 虾兵蟹将 (xiābīngxièjiàng)
* 蝦助 / 虾助
* 蝦夷 / 虾夷 (xiāyí)
* 蝦女 / 虾女
* 蝦姑 / 虾姑
* 蝦子 / 虾子
* 蝦弓子 / 虾弓子
* 蝦斗
* 蝦條 / 虾条 (xiātiáo)
* 蝦槎 / 虾槎
* 蝦猴 / 虾猴 (hê-kâu) (Min Nan)
* 蝦王 / 虾王
* 蝦生 / 虾生
* 蝦皮 / 虾皮 (xiāpí)
* 蝦目 / 虾目
* 蝦眼 / 虾眼
* 蝦米 / 虾米
* 蝦胊 / 虾胊
* 蝦腰 / 虾腰
* 蝦臛 / 虾臛
* 蝦芭 / 虾芭
* 蝦荒蟹亂 / 虾荒蟹乱
* 蝦菜 / 虾菜
* 蝦蕈 / 虾蕈
* 蝦虎 / 虾虎 (xiāhǔ)
* 蝦虹 / 虾虹
* 蝦蛇 / 虾蛇
* 蝦蚾 / 虾蚾
* 蝦蛄 / 虾蛄 (xiāgū)
* 蝦蛦 / 虾蛦
* 蝦蛤 / 虾蛤
* 蝦蝚丹樹 / 虾蝚丹树
* 蝦蟹眼 / 虾蟹眼
* 蝦酣 / 虾酣
* 蝦醬 / 虾酱 (xiājiàng)
* 蝦霸 / 虾霸
* 蝦青瓷 / 虾青瓷
* 蝦須 / 虾须
* 蝦頭杯 / 虾头杯
* 蝦頭盃 / 虾头杯
* 蝦餃 / 虾饺 (xiājiǎo)
* 蝦鬚 / 虾须
* 蝦鬚簾 / 虾须帘
* 蝦鬚鐲 / 虾须镯
* 蝦鬣 / 虾鬣
* 蝦鬼 / 虾鬼
* 蝦魁 / 虾魁
* 蝦魚 / 虾鱼
* 蝦鲊
* 蟲蝦 / 虫虾
* 謝豹蝦 / 谢豹虾
* 軟腳蝦 / 软脚虾
* 醉蝦 / 醉虾 (zuìxiā)
* 醬蝦 / 酱虾
* 釣蝦場 / 钓虾场
* 長臂蝦 / 长臂虾
* 青蝦 / 青虾
* 魚蝦 / 鱼虾 (yúxiā)
* 魚蝦蟹 / 鱼虾蟹
* 鰍蝦 / 鳅虾
* 鰝蝦 / 𱈋虾
* 鹵蝦 / 卤虾
* 鹵蝦油 / 卤虾油
* 龍蝦 / 龙虾 (lóngxiā)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): há (ha$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haa$^4$
* Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): $^2$gha; $^2$ghaon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: há
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: há
*** Wade–Giles: ha$^2$
*** Yale: há
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: har
*** Palladius: ха (xa)
*** Sinological IPA : /xä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^4$
*** Yale: hàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$gha; $^2$ghaon
*** MiniDict: gha$^平$; ghaon$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦɑ²²³/, /ɦɑ̃²²³/
* Middle Chinese: hae
Rime :
| Character | 蝦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 胡加切 |
| Baxter | hae |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣa/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦaɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣa/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣa/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣa/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiá |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haa$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤra/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡraː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蝦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | há |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hæ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɡ]ˁra/ |
| English | hae-mae frog |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝦 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 5968 |
| Phonetic component | 叚 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 遐 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡraː/ |

#### Definitions

蝦
* Only used in 蝦蟆／虾蟆.

#### Compounds

* 蝦蟆 / 虾蟆 (háma)

### Etymology 3

Compare Zhuang ha (“to intimidate; to bully”).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ha$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^1$
*** Yale: hā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ha$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ha³³/

#### Definitions

蝦
* (Cantonese, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Zhongshan Min) to bully; to pick on

##### Synonyms

* 凌勒 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 凌虐 (língnüè) (formal)
* 凌逼 (língbī) (literary)
* 恰 (hap$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 欺侮 (qīwǔ)
* 欺凌 (qīlíng)
* 欺壓 / 欺压 (qīyā)
* 欺負 / 欺负
* 淩暴 / 凌暴 (língbào)
* 相欺 (xiang$^1$ qi$^1$) (Sichuanese)
* 霸凌 (bàlíng)

#### Compounds

* 蝦人 / 虾人
* 蝦蝦霸霸 / 虾虾霸霸
* 蝦霸 / 虾霸

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): haa$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^1$
*** Yale: hā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

蝦
* (Cantonese, in compounds) baby

#### Compounds

* 蘇蝦 / 苏虾
* 蘇蝦仔 / 苏虾仔
* 蝦仔 / 虾仔
* 阿蝦 / 阿虾

### Etymology 5

* For pronunciation and definitions of 蝦 – see 霞 (“the light and clouds at sunrise and sunset; mist; rosy clouds; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 霞).

### Etymology 6

* For pronunciation and definitions of 蝦 – see 徦 (“to reach; to arrive; to come; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 徦).

### References

* “蝦”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* “Entry #11363”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “虾”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 254.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* shrimp, prawn, lobster

#### Readings

* Go-on: げ (ge)
* Kan-on: か (ka)
* Kun: えび (ebi, 蝦)、かえる (kaeru, 蝦)

#### Compounds

* 蝦夷(えぞ) (Ezo), 蝦夷(えびす) (Ebisu), 蝦夷(えみし) (Emishi), 蝦夷(えみす) (Emisu)
* 蝦蟇(ガマ) (gama)
* 魚蝦(ぎょか) (gyoka)
* 蝦虎魚(ハゼ) (haze)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 蝦
* えび Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
* Kanji in this term
* 蝦
* かえる Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 蝦 – see the following entries. :
| 【海老えび】 | [noun] any long-tailed decapod crustacean or arthropod: [noun] a crayfish [noun] a lobster [noun] a prawn [noun] a shrimp [noun] Short for 海老錠 (ebijō): a padlock [noun] a type of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with an ebi motif [proper noun] a place name [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 鰕, 魵, エビ |
| 【蛙かえる】H | [noun] a frog (amphibious animal) Alternative spellings 蛤, カエル |
(This term, 蝦, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

蝦 • (ha) (hangeul 하, McCune–Reischauer ha, Yale ha)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

蝦: Hán Nôm readings: hà
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.