懂中文 Dong Chinese

蟹

xiè

crab

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 解 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蠏.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

解 sound component

解  Sound component

jiě, xiè, jiè

  

divide

Evolution

蟹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蟹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蟹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蟹  

xiè

crab, brachyura; crab

蟹 (蠏) 

xiè

variant of 蟹[xiè]

Most common words with 蟹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蟹

crab

螃蟹

crab

巨蟹座

Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

蟹肉

crab meat

寄居蟹

hermit crab