蝦

See also: 虾

蝦	U+8766, 蝦 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 5714₇, 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

Characters in the same phonetic series (叚) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	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

trad.		蝦
simp.		虾
alternative forms		鰕／𫚥𧎂

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 (xia¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ha⁴ / ha^4*
Gan (Wiktionary): ha¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hà

(Meixian, Guangdong): ha²
Jin (Wiktionary): xia¹
Northern Min (KCR): hâ
Eastern Min (BUC): hà
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ha²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hê / hâ / hêe

(Teochew, Peng'im): hê⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹ho; ¹hoe / ¹ho
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ha¹ / xia¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sia
  - Wade–Giles: hsia¹
  - Yale: syā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia
  - Palladius: ся (sja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xia¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕia⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: haa¹
  - Yale: hā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ha⁴ / ha^4*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha²¹/, /ha²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Note:

ha4 - used in compounds;
ha4* - used alone.

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ha¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ha^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ha²
  - Sinological IPA: /ha¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ha²
  - Sinological IPA: /ha¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xia¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕia¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xa³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ha²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê
  - Tâi-lô: hê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hee
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Singapore): /he²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâ
  - Tâi-lô: hâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haa
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /ha²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêe
  - Tâi-lô: hêe
  - IPA (Penang): /hɛ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ¹³/

Note:

Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan:
- hê - vernacular;
- hâ - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: hê⁵
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hê
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /he⁵⁵/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ho; ¹hoe
  - MiniDict: ho^平; hoe^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ho; ¹hoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ho⁵³/, /hø⁵³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹ho
  - MiniDict: ho^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ho⁴⁴/

Note: ¹hoe - diminutive, derived from erhua.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ha¹ / xia¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xa̠³³/, /ɕi̯a̠³³/

Note:

ha1 - vernacular;
xia1 - literary.

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 蝦 (魚蝦)
Mandarin	Beijing	/ɕia⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/ɕia⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/ɕiɑ²¹/
	Jinan	/ɕia²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ɕia²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/ɕia²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ɕia²¹/
	Xining	/ɕia⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ɕia⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/ɕia³¹/
	Ürümqi	/ɕia⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/ɕia⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/xa⁵⁵/ /ɕia⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/ɕia⁵⁵/ /xa⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/ɕia̠⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/ɕiɑ³¹/
	Hefei	/ɕia²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ɕia¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ɕiɑ¹³/
	Hohhot	/ɕia³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/hø⁵³/ /ho⁵³/
	Suzhou	/ho⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/ɕiɑ³³/
	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/
	Nanning	/ha⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/ha⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/ha³⁵/ /he³⁵/ 匣母
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ha⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xa³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/he⁵⁵/
	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
- 然而，僅僅數分鐘後，這條微博下評論的畫風就變了，「我覺得你另有所指，」配了個吃瓜群眾的表情，「希望蝦不動彈的來這裡。」「活蝦會一邊說哥哥無辜，一邊掛人，好可怕呢。」 [MSC, trad.]
  然而，仅仅数分钟后，这条微博下评论的画风就变了，「我觉得你另有所指，」配了个吃瓜群众的表情，「希望虾不动弹的来这里。」「活虾会一边说哥哥无辜，一边挂人，好可怕呢。」 [MSC, simp.]
  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)
- 「看到（抹黑偶像的帖子）轉發、點讚、評論（數量）達標的，馬上複製鏈接，用『權證鏈』存證，我們要用法律武器保護他，我們都要做肖戰的蝦蝦！」 [MSC, trad.]
  「看到（抹黑偶像的帖子）转发、点赞、评论（数量）达标的，马上复制链接，用『权证链』存证，我们要用法律武器保护他，我们都要做肖战的虾虾！」 [MSC, simp.]
  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)
- 年初的一場227事件，將去年剛榮升頂級流量之冠的肖戰放在熱鍋上烈火烹油，而後的427、627，風波延續不斷，反蝦（肖戰粉絲自稱小飛俠，被不喜歡肖戰的人戲稱為「蝦」）大軍不斷壯大，更有很多原本遠離粉圈，對誰都無感的路人被拉下水，最終不得不豎起反蝦大旗。 [MSC, trad.]
  年初的一场227事件，将去年刚荣升顶级流量之冠的肖战放在热锅上烈火烹油，而后的427、627，风波延续不断，反虾（肖战粉丝自称小飞侠，被不喜欢肖战的人戏称为「虾」）大军不断壮大，更有很多原本远离粉圈，对谁都无感的路人被拉下水，最终不得不竖起反虾大旗。 [MSC, simp.]
  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)
- 粉絲對「偶像」這個想象共同體有著集體認同，基于對肖戰的共同熱愛，小飛俠们會自發尋找組織，以此達成「蝦圈」或「蝦塘」的建構。 [MSC, trad.]
  粉丝对「偶像」这个想象共同体有着集体认同，基于对肖战的共同热爱，小飞侠们会自发寻找组织，以此达成「虾圈」或「虾塘」的建构。 [MSC, simp.]
  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):

Dialectal synonyms of 蝦 (“shrimp; prawn”) [map]

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

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad.		蝦
simp.		虾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): há (ha²)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁴
Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): ²gha; ²ghaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: há
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: há
  - Wade–Giles: ha²
  - Yale: há
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: har
  - Palladius: ха (xa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: haa⁴
  - Yale: hàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²gha; ²ghaon
  - 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	haa⁴

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

trad.		蝦
simp.		虾
alternative forms		哈㗇謑／𰵾𫬗

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

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ha¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: haa¹
  - Yale: hā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ha¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha³³/

Definitions

蝦

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

Synonyms

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凌勒 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
凌虐 (língnüè) (formal)
凌逼 (língbī) (literary)
恰 (hap¹) (Cantonese)
欺侮 (qīwǔ)
欺凌 (qīlíng)
欺壓 / 欺压 (qīyā)
欺負 / 欺负
淩暴 / 凌暴 (língbào)
相欺 (xiang¹ qi¹) (Sichuanese)
霸凌 (bàlíng)

Compounds

Etymology 4

trad.		蝦
simp.		虾
alternative forms		孲／𰌦

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

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: haa¹
  - Yale: hā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵/

Definitions

蝦

(Cantonese, in compounds) baby

Compounds

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)‎^[1], 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., 2024.
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

蝦

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

shrimp, prawn, lobster

Readings

Go-on: げ (ge)
Kan-on: か (ka)
Kun: えび (ebi, 蝦)、かえる (kaeru, 蝦)^{←かへる (kaferu, 蝦, historical)}

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)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蝦: Hán Nôm readings: hà

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