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螃 蟹

pángxiè

crab

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pángxièpang2 xie4

crab

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páng · crab

Radical 虫 · 16 strokes · Parts 虫旁

Pictophonetic: insect

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xiè · crab, brachyura

Radical 虫 · 19 strokes · Parts 解虫

Pictophonetic: insect

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Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

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